 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 Arches, which...  Selections from the Spectator - Pagina 76door Joseph Addison - 1892 - 220 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1729 - 342 pagina’s
...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. * As I was counting the Arches, the Genius told me that * this Bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand Arches ; but * that... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pagina’s
...confined of threefcore and ten entire arc.-iesť with fevcral 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 that this bridge coniilled at' firil of a thoufand arches ; but that... | |
 | 1792 - 494 pagina’s
...it confiftcd of threefcore and ten entire arches, with fevcral 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 that this bridge confiftcd at firft of a thoufand arches ; but that... | |
 | 1794 - 448 pagina’s
...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 seest, said...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,... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - 564 pagina’s
...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. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me, that this bridge at firft confifted of a thou fa nd arches; but that... | |
 | 1797 - 110 pagina’s
...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. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that the bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches; but that a... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pagina’s
...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...up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches , the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches ; but that... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pagina’s
...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...up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches ; but that... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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... | |
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