 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...  The Edinburgh Review - Page 2551809Full view - About this book
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...with as much interest and profit now as they were a century ago.] The Vision of Mirza. On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of...offered up my morning 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... | |
 | 1845 - 440 pages
...struck my young fancy hefore I was capahle of fixing an idea to a word of three syllahles : " On the 5th day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers, I always heep Italy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hill... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - Edinburgh review - 1846 - 692 pages
...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, l always keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my moruing devotions, I ascended the... | |
 | Robert Turnbull - Scotland - 1847 - 396 pages
...my young fancy before I was capable of fixing an idea to a word of three syllables. ' On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of...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 next... | |
 | William Balmbro'. Flower - 1848 - 304 pages
...he is surrounded. — Cicero. THE VISION OF MIBZA, EXHIBITING A PICTUBE OF HUMAN LIFE. ON the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of...offered up my morning 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... | |
 | John Boag - English language - 1848 - 816 pages
...prayer. I ascended the hi^h lulls of Bagdad, on the fifth day of the month, which I always keep holy. In order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer, on the lit'ih day of the month, which 1 always keep holy, I ascended the high hills of Bag. dad. I... | |
 | Robert Burns - English poetry - 1849 - 906 pages
...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 morning devotions, I ascended the high hill of liagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer.' We know nothing, or next to... | |
 | Henry Wright Phillott - 1849 - 224 pages
...these are vanished, dropt away as the snow upon their heads." Spectator, No. 146. vIII. On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of...offered up my morning 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... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1849 - 348 pages
...light upon like a bird. 14. Ad'-R-inant. n. a very liard stone. THE VISION OF M1RZA. 1. ON the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers, I always kept holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...begin with the first division, , which I have translated word for word as follows : — " On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of...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... | |
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