 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 páginas
...prayer. As I was airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation 1 on the vanity of human life; and passing from one..." Surely," said I, "man is but a shadow, and life 1 a dream." Whilst I was thus musing, the Genius who haunts the mountain 1 came to me, and, taking... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 696 páginas
...order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was bere airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation...vanity of human life; and passing from one thought to anothér, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow and life a drearu. Whilst I was thus musiug, 1 cast my... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1864 - 472 páginas
...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...Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream.3' Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 páginas
...order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. A was here refreshing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation...from one thought to another, surely, said I, man is hut a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1866 - 446 páginas
...rest of the day in meditation andprayer. As I was hère airing myself on the tops of the mountains, 1 fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of...Surely, said I, man is but a shadow and life a dream. V/hilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where... | |
 | Walter Scott Dalgleish - 1866 - 170 páginas
...on the woman who loved him the best. — Kingsley. 7. We can show you where he lies. — Scott. 8. Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. — Addison. 9. What did he achieve and suffer in the world? — Carlyle. 10. They are fallen ; for... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1894 - 358 páginas
...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...discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon... | |
 | 1894 - 1136 páginas
...without changing the sense : " Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes toward« the summit of a rock, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a musical instrument in his hand. As I looked at him, he applied it to his lips and began to play upon... | |
 | William Tenney Brewster - 1895 - 264 páginas
...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 10 thought to another, surely, said I, man is but a shadow and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing,... | |
 | George Eugène Fasnacht - 1897 - 216 páginas
...order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself 5 on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation...and life a dream.' Whilst I was thus musing, I cast mine eyes towards the 10 summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit... | |
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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... 
