 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,...  Letters - Page 110by Robert Burns - 1819Full view - About this book
 | 1832 - 792 pages
...sketch from the pen of the same favourite poet. The passage is from one of his letters to Mrs. Dunlop. " We know nothing, or next to nothing, of the substance...structure of our souls, so cannot account for those seeming caprices in them, that one should be pleased with this thing, or struck with that, which, in... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pages
...za. 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 of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 pages
...It was on ihefifth day of the moon which, according to the custom of my forefathers, I always keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdad, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. — See Spectator,... | |
 | 1833 - 328 pages
...syllables : ' On the 5th day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers, I always keep holy, after having washed myself, and 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 next... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1833 - 304 pages
...after having washed mys 'If, and offered up my morning devotion?, I ascended the high hills of Itegdut. in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I w;is here airing myself on the lops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contcmplaiion on... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 384 pages
...syllables : " On the 5th day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my fore-fathers, I always keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my...structure of our souls, so cannot account for those seeming caprices in them, that one should be particularly pleased with this thing, or struck with that,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1834 - 420 pages
...calm sunny day about the end of autumn ; these, time out of mind, have been to me a kind of holiday. We know nothing, or next to nothing, of the substance...structure of our souls, so cannot account for those seeming caprices in them, that one should be particularly pleased with this thing, or struck with that,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1835 - 440 pages
...syllahles : " On the 5th day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers, I always keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my...pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer." \Ve know nothing, tir next to nothing, of the suhstance or structure of our souls, so cannot account... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 pages
...my forefathers, I always kept holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotion, I ascended the high hill 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... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...follows: 'On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers, I always keep at established this rule I know not; but I am sure it has no foundation in nature, in nigh hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here... | |
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