 Upon a more leisurely Survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire Arches, with several broken Arches, which added to those that were entire, made up the Number about an hundred. As I was counting the Arches, the Genius told me...  English Prose (1137-1890) - Sida 183redigerad av - 1909 - 544 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1794 - 450 sidor
...now, said he, this sea that it 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...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,... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 sidor
...the vale of misery , and the tide of water that ihou seest , is part of THE EN&LISH INSTRUCTOR. 247 eternity. What is the reason , said I , that the tide...those that were entire , made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches , the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
 | 1803 - 466 sidor
...called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its coimimmation. Examine now," said he, " this sea that is bounded...to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
 | 1803 - 472 sidor
...I see a bridge," said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." "The bridge'thou seest," said lie, " is Human Life : consider it attentively." Upon a more...to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 sidor
...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,...to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 sidor
...the tide I see rises out of it thick mist at ono end, and again loses itself in a thick mr-t at fhe other ?" " What thou seest," said he, " is that portion...to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genins told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 sidor
...eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the work; to its consummation." " Examine now," said he, " this...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 sidor
...What is the reason, said I, that the tide I see rises out of a thick mist at one end, and again looses itself in a thick mist at the other ? What thou seest,...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 324 sidor
...of eternity." " What is the reason," said I, " that the tide I see rises out of a thick mist at the one end, and again loses itself in a thick mist at...to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 sidor
...discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou scest, said he, is human life ; consider it attentively....to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
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