 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...  The British Essayists - Pagina 123geredigeerd door - 1808Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1794 - 450 pagina’s
...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....it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of th.-eescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, whic'.i... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pagina’s
...eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun , and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now , said he , this...it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it , I found that it consisted of three-score and ten entire arches , with several broken arches , which... | |
 | 1803 - 466 pagina’s
...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...attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which added... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pagina’s
...eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now," said he, " this...said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." "The bridge'thou seest," said lie, " is Human Life : consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pagina’s
...eternity which is called Time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea...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... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pagina’s
...reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what...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 pagina’s
...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 a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with severai hroken arches, which, added... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 312 pagina’s
...eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea...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 pagina’s
...eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation." "Examine now," said he, "this...attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which added... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1811 - 606 pagina’s
...eternity which is called Time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of w the world to its consummation. — Examine now, said he, this...standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, sakl he, is human life; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it... | |
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