 Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them, but often when...  The Spectator - Σελίδα 2871729Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1773 - 394 σελίδες
...ftumbled and fell out of fir>ht. Multitudes were very bufy in the purfuit of bubbles that glittered ir' their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themfelves wflhin the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they funk. ln this confufion of objefts, I... | |
 | 1778 - 124 σελίδες
...flood by them to fave themfelves. Some were looking up towards the Heavens in a thoughtful Pofture, and, in the Midft of a Speculation, ftumbled and fell...of Bubbles that glittered in their Eyes, and danced danced before them ; but often, when they thought themfelves within the Reach of them, their Footing... | |
 | 1792 - 494 σελίδες
...heavens in a thoughtful pofturc, and, in the midft of a fpeculation, ftumbled, and fell out of fight. Multitudes were very bufy in the purfuit of bubbles...danced before them ; but often, when they thought thcmfclves within the reach of them, therr footing failed, and down they funk. In this confufion of... | |
 | 1794 - 450 σελίδες
...the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they sunk. In this confusion of... | |
 | 1797 - 680 σελίδες
...fell out of fight. Multitudes veré ver/ bufy in the purfuit of bubbles, that glittered in theireyes, and danced before them ; but often, when they thought...themfelves within the reach of them, their footing fñled, and down they funk, la this confuii in of objects, I obferved fome with fc;mitars in their... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 σελίδες
...the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them; but often when they thought themselves within the reach ofthem , their footingfailed , and down they sunk. In this confusion of... | |
 | 1804 - 412 σελίδες
...the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them their footing failed, and down they sunk. In this confusion of... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 σελίδες
...the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them their footing failed and down they sunk. In this confusion of objects,... | |
 | 1806 - 118 σελίδες
...to heaven in a thoughtful poflurc, and in the midd of fupplication (tumbled and fell out of fight. Multitudes were very bufy in the purfuit of bubbles...themfelves within the reach of them, their footing foiled, and down they fank. In this confufion of objefts, I obferved fome with fcimitars in their hands,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 σελίδες
...of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of baubles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them, but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed and down they sunk. In this confusion of... | |
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