 Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them, but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them their footing failed and down they sunk.  The Spectator - Pagina 2091853 - 742 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pagina’s
...catching at every thing that stood lv them to save themselves. Some were looking up to* wards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and, -in the midst of a speculation,...reach of them, their footing failed, and down they sunk. In ihis confusion of objects, I observed some with scimetars in their hands, and others with... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pagina’s
...catching at every thing that stood by them, to •ave themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and, in the midst of a speculation,...busy in the pursuit of bubbles, that glittered in I heir eyes, and danced before them : but often, when they thought themselves within the reach of them,... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1817 - 594 pagina’s
...catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation...that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 pagina’s
...jollity, and catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards heaven in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of...that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 pagina’s
...catching at every thing that stood by them, to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and, in the midst of a speculation,...that glittered in their eyes, and danced before them ; but often, when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down... | |
 | 1822 - 788 pagina’s
...jollity, and' catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards by Hickman and Hazzard. William Brown, printer. : but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 438 pagina’s
...jollity, and catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards heaven in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of...that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pagina’s
...catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation...that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed and down they... | |
 | 1824 - 278 pagina’s
...jollity, and catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards heaven in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of...that glittered in their eyes and danced before them: but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed and down they... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pagina’s
...catching at every thirtg that stood by them, to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens r we should endeavour to secure to ourselves the pleasures and gratifications of a life which is und danced before them : but often, when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing... | |
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