 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,...  The British Essayists - Strana 122úprava: - 1808Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | William Swinton - 1905 - Počet stránok 404
...the italicized pronouns in the following sentences : 1. We can show you where he lies. — Scott. 2. Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. — Addison. 3. Each thought on the woman who loved him best. — Kingsley. 4. 1 could hear my friend... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1906 - Počet stránok 414
...on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound 15 contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, ' Surely,'...summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I 20 discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a musical instrument 2 in his hand. As I looked... | |
 | 1906 - Počet stránok 334
...myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation of the vanity of human life; and passing from one thought to another, surely, said...life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eye toward the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1907 - Počet stránok 142
...on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound 10 contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, surely, said...rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied... | |
 | Harriet Eve Crandall - 1908 - Počet stránok 290
...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,"...rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied... | |
 | Robert D. Blackman - 1908 - Počet stránok 328
...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,'...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. As I looked upon him... | |
 | Martha Pike Conant - 1908 - Počet stránok 352
...imagination, especially when the phrases echo Biblical cadences and thus attain an added solemnity. "'Surely,' said I, 'man is but a shadow and life a dream. . . .' 'The valley that thou seest,' said he, 'is the vale of misery, and the tide of water that thou... | |
 | Martha Pike Conant - 1908 - Počet stránok 352
...imagination, especially when the phrases echo Biblical cadences and thus attain an added solemnity. "'Surely,' said I, 'man is but a shadow and life a dream. . . .' 'The valley that thou seest,' said he, ' is the vale of misery, and the tide of water that thou... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1909 - Počet stránok 572
...myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; one in the habit of a shepherd, with a musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied... | |
 | SIR PHILIP SIDNEY TO MACAULAY - 1910 - Počet stránok 474
...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,'...shadow, and life a dream.' Whilst I was thus musing, T cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the... | |
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