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" To one given to day-dreaming, and fond of losing himself in reveries, a sea voyage is full of subjects for meditation; but then they are the wonders of the deep, and of the air, and rather tend to abstract the mind from worldly themes. "
Holden's Dollar Magazine - Page 206
1849
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The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of ..., Volume 5

1819 - 610 pages
...day-dreaming, and fond' of losing himself in reveries, a sea voyage is full of subjects for meditation ; but then they are the wonders of the deep, and of the...from worldly themes. I delighted to loll over the quarter railing, or climb to the maintop, of a calm day, and muse for hours together on the tranquil...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...daydreaming, and fond of losing himself in reveries, a sea voyage is full of subjects for meditation ; but then they are the wonders of the deep, and of the...from worldly themes. I delighted to loll over the quarter railing, or climb to the main top, of a calm day, and muse for hours together on the tranquil...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...daydreaming, and fond of losing himself in reveries, a sea voyage is full of subjects for meditation ; but then they are the wonders of the deep, and of the...from worldly themes. I delighted to loll over the quarter railing, or climb to the main top, of a calm day, and muse for hours together on the tranquil...
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The American First Class Book, Or, Exercises in Reading and Recitation

John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...day-dreaming, and fond of losing himself in reveries, a sea voyage is full of subjects for meditation ; but then they are the wonders of the deep, and of the...from worldly themes. I delighted to loll over the quarterrailing, or climb to the main-top on a calm day, and muse for hours together on the tranquil...
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...daydreaming, and fond of losing himself in reveries, a sea voyage is full of subjects for meditation ; but then they are the wonders of the deep, and of the...from worldly themes. I delighted to loll over the quarter railing, or climb to the main-top, of a calm day, and muse for hours together on the tranquil...
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The Flowers of Literature: Consisting of Selections from History ..., Volume 1

William Oxberry - 1824 - 384 pages
...day-dreaming, and fond of losing himself in reveries, a sea voyage is full of subjects for meditation; but then they are the wonders of the deep, and of the...from worldly themes. I delighted to loll over the quarter railing, or climb to the main- top on a calm day, and muse for hours together on the tranquil...
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 84

1819 - 606 pages
...day-dreaming, and fond of losing himself in reverie«, a sea voyage is full of subjects for meditation ; but then they are the wonders of the deep, and of the...from worldly themes. I delighted to loll over the quarter railing, or climb to the maintop, of a calm day, and muse for liotin together on the tranquil...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...dreaming, and fond of losing himself in reveries, a sea voyage is full of subjects for meditation ; but then they are the wonders of the deep and of the air,...rather tend to abstract the mind from worldly themes. 1 A v! \ THE VOYAGE. 17 *•' cfelighted to loll over the quarter-railing or climb to the main-top,...
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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.] ...

Washington Irving - 1831 - 518 pages
...of losing himself in reveries, a sea voyage is full of subjects for meditation ; but then they arc the wonders of the deep and of the air, and rather...from worldly themes. I delighted to loll over the quarter-railing or climb to the main-top, of a calm day, and muse for hours together on the tranquil...
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The American Manual, Or, New English Reader: Consisting of Exercises in ...

Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pages
...day-dreaming, and fond of losing himself in reveries,' a sea voyage is full of subjects; for meditation ; but then they are the wonders of the deep, and of the...from, worldly themes. I delighted to loll over the quarter-railing, or climb to the main-top on a calm day, and muse for hours together on the tranquil...
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