 I, those great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among many other feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in...  The British Essayists - Strana 125úprava: - 1808Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Spectator The - 1808 - Počet stránok 348
...feathered creatures, sevenl little winged hoys, that perch in great numhers upon the middle arches. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition,...life. " I here fetched a deep sigh. Alas, said I, mm was made in vain 1 How is he given away to misery and mortality! tortured in life and swallowed... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - Počet stránok 312
...feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers, upon the middle arches. ' These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition,...fetched a deep sigh. Alas, said I, man was made in vain 1 how is he given away to misery and mortality ! tortured in life, and swallowed up in death ! The... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1811 - Počet stránok 606
...feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition,...cares and passions that infest human life. I here fetehed a deep sigh : Alas, said I, man was made m vain ! how is he given away to misery and mortality... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - Počet stránok 508
...feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition,...despair, love, with the like cares and passions that infect human life. " I here fetched a deep sigh ; alas, said I, man was made in vain ! How is he given... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - Počet stránok 504
...feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, despair, love, with the like cares and pas. sions that infect human life. " I here fetched a deep sigh ; alas, said I, man was made in vain... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - Počet stránok 802
...feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches."—" These," said the Genius, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like care» and passions that infest human life." ' I here fetched a deep sigh. " Alas," said I, ".man was... | |
 | William Godwin - 1814 - Počet stránok 342
...feathered creatures several little winged boys, that perch in, great numbers upon the middle arches. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition,...the like cares and passions that infest human life. At length, said I, shew me now, I beseech thee, the secrets that lie hid under those dark clouds which... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - Počet stránok 298
...love, with the like cares and paffions that niicil human life• I here fetched a deep figh. Alas, faid I, man was made in vain ! how is he given away to mifery and mortality ! tortured in life, and fwallowed up in death ! The genius, being moved with companion... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - Počet stránok 314
...feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, despair, love, with the ike cares and passions that infect human life. 6. I here fetched a deep sigh : alas, said I, man was... | |
 | 1822 - Počet stránok 788
...feathered creatures, several little winged boys, thai perch in great numbers upon the middle arches." — " ckman and Hazzard. William Brown, printer. " roan was made in vain ! how is he given away to misery and mortality ! tortured in life, and swallowed... | |
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