 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...looking downwards upon the earth — it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at something beyond this world. How one of his order came by it, Heaven above, who let it tall upon a Mouk'» shoulders, best knows : but it would have suited a Bramin, and had I met it upon... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...looking downwards upon the earth — it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at something beyond this world. How one of his order came by it, Heaven above, who let fall it upon a monk's shoulders, best knows ; but it wonld have suited a Bramin, and had l met it upon... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...ignorance, looking downwards upon the earth. It looked forward ; but looked as if k looked st something beyond this world. How one of his order came by it heaven above, who let it fall upon a Monk's shoulders best knows ; but it would have suited a Jiramin ; and hud I met it, upon the plains of Indostan,... | |
 | England - 1818 - 764 pages
...contented ignorance, looking downwards upon the earth — it looked forwards, but looked as if at something beyond this world. How one of his order came by it, heaven above, who let it fall upon a monk's shoulders, best knows ; but it would have suited a Brahmin ; and, had I met it upon the plains of Hindostan,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...upon the earth. It looked forward ; but looked as if it looked at something beyond this world. Howone of his order came by it heaven above, who let it fall upon a Monk's shoulders, best knows ; but it would have suited a Bramin ; ant! had I met it upon the plains of Indostan,... | |
 | 1818 - 782 pages
...contented ignorance, looking downwards upon the earth — it looked forwards, bat looked as if at something beyond this world. How one of his order came by it, heaven above, who let it fall upon a monk's shoulders, best knows ; but it would have suited a Brahmin ; and, had I met it upon the plains of Hindustan,... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 398 pages
...earth. It looked forward ; but looked as if it looked at something beyond this world. How one of hi* order came by it, heaven above, who let it fall upon a Monk's shoulders, best knows ; but it would have suited a Bramia ; and had I met it upon the plains of ludostao,... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...ignorance, looking downware's upon the earth. It looked forward ; but looked as if it looked at something beyond this world. How one of his order came by it heaven ubove, who let it fall upon a Monk's shoulders, best knows ; but it would have suited a Bramin ; and... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1820 - 434 pages
...It looked forward ; but looked as if it looked at something beyond this world How one of his older came by it heaven above, who let it fall upon a Monk's shoulders, best knows ; but it would have suited a Bratnin ; and had 1 met it upon the plains of indostan,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 762 pages
...looking downwards upon the earth ; — it looked forwards, but looked as if it looked at something l for a priest of the Church of England, after the death of his first wife, to take a second ; shoulders, best knows ; but it would have suitecVa Brahmin, and, had I met it upon the plains of Indostan,... | |
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It was one of those heads which Guido has often painted mild, pale penetrating, free from all commonplace ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at something beyond this world. 
