 those great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it 'from time to time? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in great...  The Spectator - Pagina 2091853 - 742 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Tenney Brewster - 1895 - 264 pagina’s
...birds that are perpetually hovering 20 about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many...the middle arches. These, said the genius, are envy, 25 avarice, superstition, despair, love, with the like cares and passions, that infect human life.... | |
 | J. H. Lobban - 1896 - 324 pagina’s
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many...Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the likecares and passions that infest human life.' "I here fetched a deep sigh. 'Alas,' said I, 'man was... | |
 | George Gregory Smith - 1897 - 356 pagina’s
...perpetually hovering about the Bridge, and settling upon it from Time to Time 1 I see Vultures, Harpyes, Ravens, Cormorants; and among many other feathered...Love, with the like Cares and Passions that infest humane Life* I here fetched a deep Sigh, Alas, said I, Man was made in vain! How is he given away to... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 254 pagina’s
...settling upon it from time to time? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many 10 other feathered creatures several little winged boys,...the like cares and passions that infest human life." 15 I here fetched a deep sigh. " Alas," said I, " man was made in vain ! How is he given away to misery... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 254 pagina’s
...settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many 10 other feathered creatures several little winged boys,...the like cares and passions that infest human life." 15 I here fetched a deep sigh. " Alas," said I, " man was made in vain ! How is he given away to misery... | |
 | 1897 - 282 pagina’s
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many...great numbers upon the middle arches. These, said the genins, are envy, avarice, superstition, despair, love, 20 with the like cares and passions, that infect... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 578 pagina’s
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many...despair, love, with the like cares and passions that infect human life. " I here fetched a deep sigh ; alas, said I, man was made in vain I How is he given... | |
 | 1898 - 348 pagina’s
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among...that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches." "These,"said the genius, "are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like cares and passions... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1901 - 208 pagina’s
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to timo? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many...middle arches.' ' These,' said the- genius, ' are Euvy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life.'... | |
 | William Henry Maxwell, George James Smith, George Jay Smith - 1900 - 286 pagina’s
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many...the like cares and passions that infest human life." — Joseph Addison. Nothing strikes one more, in the race of life, than to see how many give out in... | |
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