 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) - Σελίδα 203επεξεργασία από - 1909 - 544 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 σελίδες
...in it. 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... | |
 | William Godwin - 1814 - 342 σελίδες
...thoudiscoverest in it. I see ALLEGORY. 11 a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The hridge thou seest, 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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 σελίδες
...bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said T, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou...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... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 σελίδες
...consummation." " Examine now," said he, " this sea that is bounded withdarkness at both ends, and tell me Jwhat thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge," said I,...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... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 438 σελίδες
...again loses itself in a thick mist at the other?° " What thou seest,'' said he, " is that portion o. eternity which is called time, measured out by the...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... | |
 | 1824 - 278 σελίδες
...prodigious tide of water rolling through it. The valley that thou seest, said he, is the vale of misery, and the tide of water that thou seest is part of the...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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 σελίδες
...¿Eras of Men illustrious for Learning and Genius 747 thou dieooverest in it. I fee a bridge, »aid gp ѩ M1 " ґ smi `? Q 4FƆ t a > {n 96 _ \... ϋ) C `۪L֚ % =q u a 6z(3 -;ÁѼm ~r k 5 arche*, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 σελίδες
...tide of water rolling through it." " The valley that thou seest," said he, " is the Vale of Misery, and the tide of water that thou seest is part of the...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 σελίδες
...prodigious tide of water rolling through it. The valley that thou seest, said he, is the vale of misery ; and the tide of water that thou seest, is part of...life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely surrey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches,... | |
 | 1830 - 288 σελίδες
...the sun and reaching from the beginning of the world to ils consummation 2I. Examine now," said be, " this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends,...consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it22, I found that it consisted of " threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken aiiches,... | |
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