 Is death to be feared, that will convey thee to so happy an existence ? Think not man was made in vain, who has such an eternity reserved for him.  The Spectator - Pagina 2091853 - 742 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 pagina’s
...gazed with inexpressible pleasure on these happy islands. At length, said I, shew me now, I beseech thee, the secrets that lie hid under those dark clouds...adamant. The genius making me no answer, I turned me about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me ; 1 then turned again... | |
 | School board readers - 1872 - 200 pagina’s
...islands. At length said I, " Show me now, I beseech thee, the secrets that lie hid under those black clouds which cover the ocean on the other side of...long contemplating, but instead of the rolling tide, and the arched bridge, and the happy islands, I saw nothing but the long hollow valley of Bagdad, with... | |
 | National reading books - 1871 - 232 pagina’s
...length, said I, ' Shew me now, I beseech tlice, the secrets that lie hid under those dark clouds wLich cover the ocean on the other side of the rock of adamant.'...me ; I then turned again to the vision which I had l>een so long contemplating ; but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge, and the happy islands,... | |
 | Alexander Reid - 1872 - 174 pagina’s
...preparations. The workmen will neitlier gain by their obstinacy, nor will the masters lose by their firmness. The genius making me no answer, I turned about to...him a second time; but I found that he had left me. Thus to relieve the wretchad was his pride; and even his failings leaned to virtue's side. His grief... | |
 | William Swinton - 1872 - 232 pagina’s
...Compound Sentences. RULE II. Principal propositions are generally separated by a semicolon ; as, ' The genius making me no answer, I turned about to...a second time ; but I found that he had left me.' RULE III. When the propositions are simple, and neither of them contains a comma within itself, a comma... | |
 | Walter Scott Dalgleish - 1872 - 274 pagina’s
...clauses in compound sentences. II. Co-ordinate clauses are generally separated by a semicolon; as, " The genius making me no answer, I turned about to...him a second time; but I found that he had left me." III. When two clauses are simple, and neither of them contains a comma within itself, a comma may be... | |
 | Kensington series - 1872 - 232 pagina’s
...under those black clouds which cover the ocean on the other side of the rock of adamant." The genins making me no answer, I turned about to address myself...to him a second time, but I found that he had left him. I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating; but, instead of the... | |
 | John Young Sargent - 1873 - 188 pagina’s
...gazed with inexpressible pleasure on these happy islands. At length said I, "Shew me now, I beseech thee, the secrets that lie hid under those dark clouds...him a second time, but I found that he had left me. 99. One Dicaeus, an Athenian exile in the Persian service, asserted that one day, when he was in the... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1873 - 444 pagina’s
...thé secrets that lie nid under those dark clouds which cover thé océan on thé other side of thé rock of adamant. The genius making me no answer, I...myself to him a second time, but I found that he had leit me ; I then turned again to thé vision which I had been so long contemplating ; but instead of... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 pagina’s
...happy islands. At length, I said, " Show me now, I beseech thee, the secrets that lie hid under these dark clouds which cover the ocean on the other side of the rock of adamant." The genius making no answer, I turned about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me.... | |
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