 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.  Selections from the Spectator - Pagina 76door Joseph Addison - 1892 - 220 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1729 - 342 pagina’s
...this Bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand Arches ; but * that a great Flood fwept away the reft, and left the ' Bridge in the ruinous Condition I now beheld it. But * tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereft on it. I ' fee multitudes of People pafling over it, faid I, and a '... | |
 | 1773 - 394 pagina’s
...me further, faid he, what thou difcoverefl on it. I fee multitudes of people paffing over it, faid I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, 1 faw feveral of the pafTeng.rs dropping through the bridge, into the great tide that flowed underneath... | |
 | John Wesley - 1785 - 718 pagina’s
...that this bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches, but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it* But tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereft on it. I fee multitudes of people patting over it, faid I, and a black... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pagina’s
...this bridge coniilled at' firil of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it : but tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereit on it. I fee multitudes of people puffing over it, faid I, and a bhck... | |
 | 1792 - 494 pagina’s
...that this bridge confiftcd at firft of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereft on it. I fee multitudes of people pa flingover it.faid I,and a black... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - 564 pagina’s
...this bridge at firft confifted of a thou fa nd arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereft on it. I fee multitudes of people paffing over it, faid I, and a black... | |
 | 1797 - 110 pagina’s
...that the bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it ; but tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereft on it ? I fee multitudes of people palling over it, faid I, and a black... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pagina’s
...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 that this bridge consisted...the ruinous condition I now beheld it : but tell me farther, said he, what thou discoverest on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I,... | |
 | 1806 - 118 pagina’s
...that the bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches; but that a great flood Twept away the reft, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it ; but tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereft on it ? I fee multitudes of people paffing over it, faid I, and a black... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 pagina’s
...those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genins told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand...on each end of it." As I looked more attentively, 1 saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath... | |
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