 | Albert Picket - 1825 - 272 pages
...res! of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the top of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of...my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not lar from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, but who was in reality a being of superior... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...of the day in meditation and prayer. As 1 was here refreshing 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 fror.s me, where I discovered one in the... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 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... | |
 | John Pierpont - Children's literature - 1828 - 320 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." My heart melted away in secret raptures. I had been often told, that the rock before me ' was the haunt... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 782 pages
...globe of earth and water. Watt'i Logick. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation, on the vanity...surely said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Spectator. As meadows parch'd, brown groves, and with'ring flow'n, Imbibe the sparkling dew, and genial... | |
 | Readers - 1830 - 288 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...from one thought to another, surely, said I, man is hut a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst l was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...prayer. As I was here airiug myself ou the tops of the mountains, I fell into'a profound contemplation ou st appeared the most picturesque, melodious, and passionate of all his productions, dream.1 V\*hiÍ9t I was thus mueiug, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was cot far from,... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1831 - 294 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... | |
 | Tales - 1831 - 196 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...' Surely,' said I, ' man is but a shadow, and life a'dream.* Whilst 1 was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 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..."Surely," 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... | |
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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,... 
