 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
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1884 - 346 pagina’s
...but often when they thought themselves in the reach of them their footing failed and down they sank I here fetched a deep sigh alas said I man was made...and mortality tortured in life and swallowed up in death.—Addison. 7. Exhibit by two modes of punctuation, the true and fal«j meanings of the following:... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1884 - 280 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.' 2. " ' These,' said the Genius, ' are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like cares... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1884 - 232 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...boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches.1 ' These,' said the Genius, ' are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - 266 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...the like cares and passions that infest Human Life.' 2. I here fetched a deep sigh. ' Alas,' said I, ' man was made in vain ! — how is he given away to... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 620 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...Genius, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love,5 with the like cares and passions that infest human life." I here fetched a deep sigh.6 "Alas!"... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - 1887 - 572 pagina’s
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see of such revolutions that we always see the worst of them at first. Till men Deepair, Love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life." I here fetched a deep sigh.... | |
 | Edward Conant - 1887 - 164 pagina’s
...that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? (38) I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among...that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches." (39) " These," said the Genius, " are envy, avarice, superstition, despair, love, with the like cares... | |
 | Albert Franklin Blaisdell - 1888 - 366 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...vain ! how is he given away to misery and mortality 1 tortured in life, and swallowed up in death ! " The genius, being moved with compassion towards me,... | |
 | 1888 - 576 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...said the genius, ' are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, ftespair, Love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life.' " I here fetched a deep sigh.... | |
 | Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - 1890 - 516 pagina’s
...Vultures, Harpyes, Ravens, Cormorants, and among many other feather'd Creatures several little winged so Boys, that perch in great Numbers upon the middle...away to Misery and Mortality! tortured in Life, and 35 swallowed up in Death! The Genius being moved with Compassion towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable... | |
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