 I ascended the high hills of Bagdat in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and, passing from one thought...  The Edinburgh Review - Sayfa 2551809Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | William Godwin - 1814 - 342 sayfa
...prettiest allegories in the world, the Vision of Mirza, an Eastern sage, written by Addieon. On the fifth day of the moon, which according to the custom of my forefathers I always kept. holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1815 - 434 sayfa
...my young fancy before I was capable of fixing an idea to a word of three syllables : " On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of...devotions, I ascended the high hill of Bagdat, in order 44 to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer." . " We know nothing, or next to nothing,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 354 sayfa
...an idea to a word of three syllahle?: '' On the 5th day of the moon, whieh, aeeording to the eustom of my fore-fathers, I always keep holy, after having...washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions, I aseended the high hill of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer." should... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 sayfa
...over with great pleasure, and translated word for word, as follows. THE VISION OF MIRZA. 0 8 the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of...offered up my morning devotions , I ascended the high hills of Bagdad, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 sayfa
...Picture of Human Life. ON the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my fore£«hers, I always keep holy, after having washed myself, and...offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 sayfa
...three syllables: "On the 5th. day of the moon, which, " according to the custom of my fore- fathers, I " always keep holy, after having washed myself, " and offered up my morning devotions, I as" cended the high hill of Kagdat, in order to " pass the rest of the day in meditation and rt prayer."... | |
 | 1819 - 364 sayfa
...struck my young fancy before I was capable of fixing an idea to a word of three syllables, " On the 5th day of the moon, which, according to the custom of...pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer.". We know nothing, or next to nothing, of the substance or structure of our souls, so cannot account... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 sayfa
...shall begin with the first vision, which I have translated word for word as follows : ' On the fifth day of the moon, which according to the. custom of...offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 658 sayfa
...fixing an idea to a word of three syllables : ' On the 5th day of the moon, which, according to tile custom of my fore-fathers, I always keep holy, after...my morning devotions, I ascended the high hill of Bagdad, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer.' We know nothing, or next to... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 sayfa
...struck my young fancy before I was capable of fixing an idea to a word of three syllables, " On the 5th day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers, I always heep holy, after having washed myself and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hill... | |
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