 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pàgines
...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,...said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream." Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 322 pàgines
...I ascended the high hill 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,...surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 344 pàgines
...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 myself on the tops of the mountains,...said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream." 2. While I was thus musing, I cast my eyes toward the summit of a rock, that was not far from me, where... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 pàgines
...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 myself on the tops of the mountains,...said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream." Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 558 pàgines
...ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the dajr in meditation and prayer. As 1 was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains,...Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. — Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me,... | |
 | 1853 - 568 pàgines
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 | Alexander Chalmers - 1853 - 554 pàgines
...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,...human life ; and passing from one thought to another, ' Surely,1 said I, 1 man is but a shadow, and life a dream.' Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes... | |
 | Alfred G. Havet - 1853 - 446 pàgines
...as profuse of our time, as if we had too much of it on our hands. 16. I fell into a profound reverie on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one..." Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life but a dream." — (ADDISON.) 17. The emperor Kaot, a soldier of fortune, marched against the Huns.... | |
 | 1850 - 790 pàgines
...ascended the high hills of Bagdat, . in order to pass the remainder of the i day in meditation and prayer. As I ; was here airing myself on the tops [ of the mountains, I fell into^a profound con- ( templation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another,... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 1118 pàgines
...I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and frayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and passing from one thought to another,... | |
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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 to another, " Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream. 
