 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, Kenneth Deighton - 1901 - 220 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pagina’s
...arches, which added to those that were entire, made up the number about one hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted...the ruinous condition I now beheld it. ' But tell me farther,' said he, ' what thou discoverest on it.' ' I see multitudes of people passing over it,' said... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1868 - 526 pagina’s
...away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it : ' but tell me farther,' said he, ' what thou discoverest on it.' ' I see multitudes...black cloud hanging on each end of it.' As I looked mor? attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1869 - 438 pagina’s
...arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me' that this bridge consisted...now beheld it. "But tell me further," said he, "what discoverest thou on it." "I see multitudes of people passing over it," said I, " and a black cloud'... | |
 | Archibald Hamilton Bryce - 1869 - 344 pagina’s
...arches, which added to those that were entire, made up the number to about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted...rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition 1 now beheld it. ' But tell me further,' said he, ' what thou discoverest on it V 'I see multitudes... | |
 | sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 pagina’s
...arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. 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... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1869 - 420 pagina’s
...As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at firsl of a thousand; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in thn ruinous condition I now beheld it. "But tell me further," said he, "what thou discoverest on it."... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 586 pagina’s
...arches, which added to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I wu counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted...multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a blaik cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 572 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 sec multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1872 - 232 pagina’s
...arches, which, added to those which were entire, made up the number to about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted...further," said he, " what thou discoverest on it." " I seTS multitudes of people passing over it," said I, " and a black cloud hanging on each end of it."... | |
 | National reading books - 1871 - 232 pagina’s
...arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number of about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted...and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now behold it. ' But tell me further,' said he, 'what thou discoverest on it.' 'I see multitudes of people... | |
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