 standing in the midst of the tide." " The bridge thou seest," said he, " is Human Life; consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added...  Elegant extracts - Sayfa 1Elegant extracts tarafından - 1816Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | 1729 - 354 sayfa
...it confided of threefcore and ten entire Arches, with ' feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that * were entire, made up the Number about an hundred....* As I was counting the Arches, the Genius told me th,-r ' this Bridge confided at fird of a thoufand Arches ; but ' that a great Flood fwept away the... | |
 | 1778 - 124 sayfa
...Score -and ten entire Arches, with feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that were en•tM'e, made up the Number about an Hundred. As I was counting the Arches, the •Gfenius told me, that this Bridge confifted at frft of a thoufand Arches, but that a great Flood... | |
 | 1794 - 450 sayfa
...bounded with d.irkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discwerest in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou...leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of th.-eescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, whic'.i added to those that were entire,... | |
 | 1797 - 110 sayfa
...it confifted of threefcore and ten entire arches, with feveral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred....I was counting the arches, the genius told me that the bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and... | |
 | 1804 - 412 sayfa
...bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said f, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said he, is Human Life : consider it attentivelyUpon a more leisurely survey' of' it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 sayfa
...bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it, I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said he, is human life, consider1 it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 sayfa
...with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge," said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." " The bridge thou...about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genins told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches : but that a great flood swept... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 sayfa
...discoverest in it. I see a hridge, aaid J, standing in the midst of the tide. The hridge thim „-•-', said he, is human life, consider it attentively. Upon...consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with severai hroken arches, which, added to thuse that were entire, made up the numher ahmit an hundred.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 sayfa
...with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge,"' said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." " The• bridge...attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, 1 found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which added... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 312 sayfa
...bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou...consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it,I found that it consisted of threescore and ten arches, with several broken arches, which, added... | |
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