 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
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 pagina’s
...catching by 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... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pagina’s
...catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens and endeavours to show by some superficial strokes of wit, that brutes are the hi their «yes and danced before them; but often •when they thought themselves within the reach of... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 pagina’s
...catching by 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, stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes wore very busy in the pursuit of bubbles, that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 480 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... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 pagina’s
...at every thing that stood by them, to save themselves. 30. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and, in the midst of a speculation, stumbled and fell out of sight. . . 28. In this confusion of objects, I observed some with scimetars in their hands, and others with... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pagina’s
...towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell oat of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit...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... | |
 | Franz C F. Demmler - 1842 - 92 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, stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were bus'y in the pursuit of baubles that glittered in their eyes, and danced before them ; but often, when... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew - 1843 - 648 pagina’s
...save themselves. Some were looking toward the heavens, in a thoughtful posture, and in the midntof a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes...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... | |
 | Churchman - 1844 - 396 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... | |
 | Charles Jean Delille - 1844 - 476 pagina’s
...jollity, and catching at everything that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards heaven in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of...bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before tbem ; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed and down... | |
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