 | 1739 - 346 pages
...to another, Surely, faid I, Man is but a Shadpw and Life a Dream. Whilft I was thus mufing, I caft my Eyes towards the Summit of a Rock that was not far from me, where I difcovened one m the Habit of a Shepherd, with a little mufical Instrument in his Hand. As I looked... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...contemplation on the vanity of human life : and passing from one thought to another, surely, said I, ma-i is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus...discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to his 1ip4, and began to... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...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. Whilst...discovered one in the habit of a shepherd , with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him , he applied it to his lips , and began... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...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. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes tosvards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd,... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pages
...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. Whilst...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 he applied... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 pages
...profound contemplation on the vanity of human lite; and passing from one thought to another, " Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream."...rock that was not far from me, where I discovered ene in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...vanity of human life ; and parsing from one Bonght to another, Surely, .iM 1, man is hut a sha'^w, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast...was not far from me, where I discovered one in the hahit of a shepherd, with a little masicai instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 pages
...profound contemplation on the .vanity of human life; and passiwg from one thought to another, " Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream."...my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not fkr from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 312 pages
...passing from one thought to another, Surely (said 1) man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilstjl was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit...discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 324 pages
...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." Whilst...discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in Iiis hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to liis lips, and began... | |
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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, and life a dream. 
