 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 658 Seiten
...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...offered up 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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 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 my forefathers, I always heep holy, after having washed myself and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hill... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 Seiten
...and paved the way to the ruin of hopeful children. 1. ON the fifth day of the moon, which accordingto the custom of my forefathers I always keep holy, after...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 myself on the top... | |
 | 1822 - 788 Seiten
...read over with gre»Xple»sure. I intend to give it to the public when 1 hate no other entertainment atness in the same idea ; but that in our condition we have no conception wow for word as follows : 1 On the fifth day of the moon, which according; to the custom of my forefathers,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 Seiten
...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 vision, which...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 myself on the tops... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 438 Seiten
...read over with great pleasure. I intend to give it to the public when 1 have uo other entertainment for them ; and shall begin with the first vision,...my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bag<!:,i. in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself... | |
 | 1824 - 348 Seiten
...1. /~\Nthe fifth day of the moon, which, according to the ^J custom of my forefathers, I always kept holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my...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 myself on the tops... | |
 | 1824 - 278 Seiten
...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 vision, which I have translated wordjbr word as follows: ' On the fifth* day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers,... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 Seiten
...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 vision,...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 myself on the tops... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 Seiten
...than the first DR. JOHNSON. t SECTION rr. ; The vision of Mirza ; exhibiting a picture of human life. ON the fifth day of- the moon, which, according to...devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As 1 was here refreshing myself on the... | |
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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... 
