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The old man, whom I soon perceived to be blind, employed his leisure hours on his instrument or in contemplation.
Chapter 12 2010
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There is such a maze of tracks and paths crisscrossing the 1800-hectare park that it is easy to get lost, and not just in contemplation.
On the edge of Mexico City: barefoot monks in a national park 2008
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There is such a maze of tracks and paths crisscrossing the 1800-hectare park that it is easy to get lost, and not just in contemplation.
On the edge of Mexico City: barefoot monks in a national park 2008
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It only works if I see only the pool, and the reflection, and the figure bent in contemplation.
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That quick glance became a closer look and I found myself momentarily submerged in contemplation.
Fragment 2007
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That quick glance became a closer look and I found myself momentarily submerged in contemplation.
Fragment 2007
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First, by keeping the idea which is brought into it, for some time actually in view, which is called contemplation.
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First, by keeping the idea which is brought into it, for some time actually in view, which is called contemplation.
God, Aids & Circumcision Hill, George 2005
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It is a very great mistake to suppose that the passion between the sexes only operates and influences human conduct, when the immediate gratification of it is in contemplation.
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When accepting your invitation I did not know that anything as magnificent as this was in contemplation.
Herald78 commented on the word contemplation.
meaning: deep thought,planing
Synonyms: ambition, cogitation, consideration, deliberation, design, intention, meditation, musing, plan, pondering, purpose, reflection, reverie, rumination, study
Antonyms: disdain, disregard, neglect, rejection, slight
June 9, 2009