 Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them, but often when...  The Spectator - Strana 2871729Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | 1773 - Počet stránok 394
...ftumbled and fell out of fir>ht. Multitudes were very bufy in the purfuit of bubbles that glittered ir' their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themfelves wflhin the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they funk. ln this confufion of objefts, I... | |
 | 1778 - Počet stránok 124
...flood by them to fave themfelves. Some were looking up towards the Heavens in a thoughtful Pofture, and, in the Midft of a Speculation, ftumbled and fell...of Bubbles that glittered in their Eyes, and danced danced before them ; but often, when they thought themfelves within the Reach of them, their Footing... | |
 | 1792 - Počet stránok 494
...heavens in a thoughtful pofturc, and, in the midft of a fpeculation, ftumbled, and fell out of fight. Multitudes were very bufy in the purfuit of bubbles...danced before them ; but often, when they thought thcmfclves within the reach of them, therr footing failed, and down they funk. In this confufion of... | |
 | 1794 - Počet stránok 450
...the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they sunk. In this confusion of... | |
 | 1797 - Počet stránok 680
...fell out of fight. Multitudes veré ver/ bufy in the purfuit of bubbles, that glittered in theireyes, and danced before them ; but often, when they thought...themfelves within the reach of them, their footing fñled, and down they funk, la this confuii in of objects, I obferved fome with fc;mitars in their... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - Počet stránok 272
...the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them; but often when they thought themselves within the reach ofthem , their footingfailed , and down they sunk. In this confusion of... | |
 | 1804 - Počet stránok 412
...the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them their footing failed, and down they sunk. In this confusion of... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - Počet stránok 368
...the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them their footing failed and down they sunk. In this confusion of objects,... | |
 | 1806 - Počet stránok 118
...to heaven in a thoughtful poflurc, and in the midd of fupplication (tumbled and fell out of fight. Multitudes were very bufy in the purfuit of bubbles...themfelves within the reach of them, their footing foiled, and down they fank. In this confufion of objefts, I obferved fome with fcimitars in their hands,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - Počet stránok 508
...of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of baubles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them, but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed and down they sunk. In this confusion of... | |
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