 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1811 - 606 pagina’s
...reaching from the beginning of w the world to its consummation. — Examine now, said he, this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what...standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, sakl he, is human life; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pagina’s
...' u that portion of eternity which is called time, measured ont by the Sun, and reaching from tin- beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now,' said he, ' this sea, that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what then discoverest in it.' — ' I see a bridge,'... | |
 | William Godwin - 1814 - 342 pagina’s
...seest, said he, is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reuching from the beginning of the world to its consummation....bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thoudiscoverest in it. I see ALLEGORY. 11 a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pagina’s
...at the other? » — u What thou seest, said he, is that portion of eternity which is tailed time , measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning...consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it? » — tt I see a bridge... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pagina’s
...thick mist at the other ? What thou seest, said he, is that portion of eternity, which is called Time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning...consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea, that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said T,... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1817 - 594 pagina’s
...thick mist at the other ? What thou seest, said he, is that portion of eternity which is called i'ime, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning...consummation. — Examine now, said he, this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said I,... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 pagina’s
...mist at the other ?" " What thou seest," said he, " is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the Sun, and reaching from the beginning...consummation." " Examine now," said he, " this sea that is bounded withdarkness at both ends, and tell me Jwhat thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge," said... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 pagina’s
...now, said he, this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discovcrest in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou aeest, said he, is human life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pagina’s
...mist at the other ?" " What thou seest," said he, " is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning...consummation. Examine now," said he, " this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge." said... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 438 pagina’s
...mist at the other?° " What thou seest,'' said he, " is that portion o. eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning...consummation." " Examine now,° said he, " this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it.° " I see a bridge," said... | |
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I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said he, is human life ; consider it attentively. 
