 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...three 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 morning devotions, I as" cended the high hill of Kagdat, in order to " pass the rest of the day in meditation and rt prayer."... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...BOOK THE FIRST. MORAL AND RELIGIOUS. J 1. The Vision of Mirza, exhibiting a Picture of Human Life. ON the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my fore£«hers, I always keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions,... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 pages
...them ; and shall begin with the first vision, which I have translated word for word as follows : ' On the fifth day of the moon, which according to the....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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 658 pages
...fixing an idea to a word of three syllables : ' On the 5th day of the moon, which, according to tile custom of my fore-fathers, I always keep holy, after...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 to... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 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, I always heep holy, after having washed myself and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hill... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 pages
...and paved the way to the ruin of hopeful children. 1. ON the fifth day of the moon, which accordingto the custom of my forefathers I always keep holy, after...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... | |
 | 1822 - 788 pages
...for them ; and shall begin with the first vision, which I have translated wow for word as follows : 1 ression from the f apd offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 438 pages
...them ; and shall begin with the first vision, which I have translated word for word as follows : ' On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to...offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bag<!:,i. in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...for them; and shall begin with the first vision, which I have translated word for word as follows : ' On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to...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... | |
 | 1824 - 278 pages
...for them; and shall begin with the first vision, which I have translated wordjbr word as follows: ' On the fifth* day of the moon, which, according to...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... | |
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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 I,... 
