 | 1794 - 450 pages
...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,... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...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...added 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... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pages
...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...added 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... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...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 - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...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... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...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 - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...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 - English literature - 1809 - 312 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 324 pages
...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...added 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... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...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....added 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... | |
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I see a bridge, said I, 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... 
