 | English essays - 1739 - 346 pages
...reft of the Day in Meditation and Prayer. As I was hew airing my ielf on the Tops of the Mountains, I fell into a profound Contemplation on the Vanity...Life •; and paffing from one Thought to another, Surely, faid I, Man is but a Shadpw and Life a Dream. Whilft I was thus mufing, I caft my Eyes towards... | |
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...reft of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myfelf on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and pafling from one thought to another, Surely, faid I, man is but a fhadow, and life a dream. Whilll... | |
 | Young women - 1778 - 124 pages
...Vanity of human Life, and palling from one Thought to another, Surely, faid I, M^n is bijt a Shadow, and Life a Dream. While I' was thus mufing, I caft my Eyes towards the.Sunimit of a Rock that was not far from me, whye, I difcovered one in the Habit of a Shepherd,'... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...rea of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myfelf on the top's of tbt mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and pafling from one thought to another, Sorely, faid I, man is but a fhadow, and Hfe a dream. Whilft I... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...reft of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here, airing myfelf on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and, palling from one thought to another, Surely, faid T, man is but a fliaJow, and life г dream. Whilft... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 564 pages
...reft of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myfelf on the top of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity...furely, faid I, Man is but a fhadow, and Life a dream. Whilft I was thus muling, I caft my eye towards the fummit of a rock that was not far from me, where... | |
 | 1794 - 450 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 human life : and passing from one thought to another, surely, said I, ma-i is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst... | |
 | Devotional literature - 1797 - 110 pages
...reft of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myfelf on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and pamng from one thought to another, furely, laid I, man is but a fhadow, and life a dream. Whilft I... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...of the day 'in me-; ditation and pfayer. As I was he're 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. Whilst... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English imprints - 1801 - 364 pages
...veft of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myfelf on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and pnffing from one thought to another, furely, faid I, man is but a fhadow, and life a dream. Whilft... | |
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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... 
