Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining ... - Seite 11792 - 456 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Roy Bennett Pace - 1918 - 986 Seiten
...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 15 from one thought to another, 'Surely,' said I, 'man is but a shadow, and life a dream.'... | |
| Edwin Greenlaw, James Holly Hanford - 1919 - 712 Seiten
...Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself b. passing from one thought to another, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow and life a dream. Whilst I... | |
| Edwin Greenlaw, James Holly Hanford - 1919 - 714 Seiten
...order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the top's ! — we shall much disgrace With four or five most vile and ragged foils, Right passing from one thought to another, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow and life a dream. Whilst I... | |
| Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1920 - 492 Seiten
...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 I, man is but a shadow 8. Addison further developed... | |
| Charles Herbert Sylvester - 1922 - 530 Seiten
...rest of the day in meditation and prayer. 2 As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountain, 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." While... | |
| CHARLES H. SYLVESTER CHROUGH BOOKLAND - 1922 - 530 Seiten
...rest of the day in meditation and prayer. 2 As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountain, 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." While... | |
| Eleanore (Sister Mary) - 1923 - 284 Seiten
...power. In the Vision of Mirza he tells us: "As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountain, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life. . . . Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes toward the summit of a rock that was not far from me,... | |
| John Matthews Manly - 1926 - 928 Seiten
...Bagdad, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself e wi passing from one thought to another, 'surely,' said I, 'man is but a shadow, and life a dream.' Whilst... | |
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