 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...  English Prose: Selections - Seite 489herausgegeben von - 1894Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1794 - 450 Seiten
...read over with great pleasure. I intend to give it to the public when I have no other ehtertainment for them ; and shall begin with the first vision,...forefathers I always keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order^o pass the... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 Seiten
...despise "' .„.. GOLDSMITH. THEVISION OF MIRZA; ' . '-i'.'. . i ' i Qf , a picture of human life. On the fifth day of the moon, -which , according to...forefathers , I always keep holy , after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions , I ascended the high hills ofBagdat, THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR.... | |
 | 1809 - 530 Seiten
...fancy before I was capable of fixing an idea to a word of three syllables. " On the 5th day of die moon, which, according to the custom of- my forefathers, I always keep holy, 'after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hill of Bagdat, in order to pass the... | |
 | 1804 - 412 Seiten
...Tbe Visions of Mirza, which I have read over with great pleasure. I intend to give it to the public when I have no other entertainment for them ; and shall begin with the first vition, which I have translated word for word, as follows : ' On the fifth day of the moon, which according... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 Seiten
...plague ? O Grave ! where is thy victory ?" THE VISION OF MIRZAH. FROM iN ORIENTAL MANUSCRIPT. Addison. f ON the fifth day of the moon, which, according to...forefathers 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... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1805 - 908 Seiten
...before I was capable of fixing an idea * Vol. II. p. 417, 18, 13. to to a word of three syllables : " On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to...forefathers, I always keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hill of Bagdat, in order to pass the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 506 Seiten
...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...fore-fathers, I always keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hill of Bagdat, in order to pass the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 622 Seiten
...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...fore-fathers, I always keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hill of Bagdat, in order to pass the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 Seiten
...lady's girdle. of Mirza, which I have read over with great pleasure. I intend to give it to the public when I have no other entertainment for them ; and...custom of my forefathers I always keep holy, after havmg washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order... | |
 | 1811 - 538 Seiten
...the Spectator which relates the vision of Mirza, very happily begins it in the following manner; " On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefather*, I alwavs kept holy." — A beginning which has long been, and always will be, felt and... | |
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