 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...  The Spectator - Pagina 278geredigeerd door - 1897Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Wesley - 1785 - 718 pagina’s
...arches, with feveral broken arches, which added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches, but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge... | |
 | 1778 - 124 pagina’s
...Score -and ten entire Arches, with feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that were en•tM'e, made up the Number about an Hundred. As I was counting the Arches, the •Gfenius told me, that this Bridge confifted at frft of a thoufand Arches, but that a great Flood... | |
 | 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....counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge coniilled at' firil of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | 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....counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confiftcd at firft of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | 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....counting the arches, the genius told me, that this bridge at firft confifted of a thou fa nd arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pagina’s
...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 th.-eescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, whic'.i added to those that were entire,... | |
 | 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....I was counting the arches, the genius told me that the bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and... | |
 | 1797 - 680 pagina’s
...arches, with feveral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the nuniberabout an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arckcs; but that a great Hood Avept a way the reit, and left the bridge... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 pagina’s
...threescore and ten intire arches, with feveral brolcen arches, 'which added to thofe that were intire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge conGfted at firft of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pagina’s
...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,...to those that were entire made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
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