 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
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 312 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 at first of a thousand ^ No. 159. THE SPECTATOR. 15.7 arches, bul that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge... | |
 | William Godwin - 1814 - 342 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...passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on eacli end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 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...beheld it : but tell me further, said he, what thou discovercst on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, said J, and a black cloud hanging on... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pagina’s
...which , added to those that were entire, made up the number of about an 'hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me : « That this bridge...the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell me farther, said he, what thou discoverest on it ? » — «1 see multitudes of people passing over it,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 pagina’s
...this bridge confitted at firft of a thouland; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and lefc 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 1, and a black... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1817 - 594 pagina’s
...made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this biidge consisted at first of a thousand arches ; but that...on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, suid I, and a black cloud hanging oil each end of it. As 1 looked more attentively, I saw several of... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 pagina’s
...eternity which is called Time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the begin3. As- I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand : but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld... | |
 | 1822 - 788 pagina’s
...en'irc, made up the number about an hundred. As 1 was counting the arches, the Genius told me that ihis iam Brown, printer. tUu discoverest on it." — " I see multitudes of ptople passing over it," said I, " and a black cloud... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 438 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...condition I now beheld it, " But tell me further," sard he, " what thou discoverest on it.° " I see multitudesof people passing over it," saidl, "and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pagina’s
...were entire, made up the number about nn hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told roe able I had uttered crowded back into my imagination;...reflected I had no right over the poor Franciscan, discorerust on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging oa... | |
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