 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1833 - 304 pages
...prayer. As I w;is here airing myself on the lops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contcmplaiion on the vanity of human life; and. passing from one...said I, "man is but" a shadow, and life a dream." 2. While I was thus musing. I east my eyes toward the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - Readers - 1835 - 302 pages
...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...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 I discovered one in the... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1835 - 314 pages
...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...said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream." 2. While I was thus musing, I' cast my eyes toward the sujnmit of a rock that was not far from ine,... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I torian, would be overrun with crocodiles; for the...as gods. If we look into the behaviour of ordinary I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1837 - 480 pages
...the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fefl Into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human...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 I discovered one in the... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...of the day in meditation and prayer. 2. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of...said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream." in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. 4. The sound... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pages
...rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I rmons which have been printed in English, and only...has digested them into such a series, that they fo I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the... | |
 | Franz C F. Demmler - 1842 - 92 pages
...rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing3 myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of...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 1 discovered one in the... | |
 | Churchman - 1844 - 396 pages
...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...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 I discovered one in the... | |
 | Charles Jean Delille - 1844 - 476 pages
...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...I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream." Whilst [ was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered... | |
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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 to another, Surely, said I,... 
