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 great... The Spectator - Strana 2091853 - Počet stránok 742Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| Alfred Hix Welsh - 1884 - Počet stránok 346
...but often when they thought themselves in the reach of them their footing failed and down they sank I here fetched a deep sigh alas said I man was made...and mortality tortured in life and swallowed up in death.—Addison. 7. Exhibit by two modes of punctuation, the true and fal«j meanings of the following:... | |
| Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1884 - Počet stránok 280
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among...that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches.' 2. " ' These,' said the Genius, ' are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like cares... | |
| John Heywood (ltd.) - 1884 - Počet stránok 232
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies," ravens, cormorants, and, among...boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches.1 ' These,' said the Genius, ' are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - Počet stránok 264
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among...the like cares and passions that infest Human Life.' 2. I here fetched a deep sigh. ' Alas,' said I, ' man was made in vain ! — how is he given away to... | |
| William Swinton - 1885 - Počet stránok 620
...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...Genius, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love,5 with the like cares and passions that infest human life." I here fetched a deep sigh.6 "Alas!"... | |
| Robert Cochrane - 1887 - Počet stránok 572
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see of such revolutions that we always see the worst of them at first. Till men Deepair, Love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life." I here fetched a deep sigh.... | |
| Edward Conant - 1887 - Počet stránok 164
...that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? (38) I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among...that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches." (39) " These," said the Genius, " are envy, avarice, superstition, despair, love, with the like cares... | |
| Albert Franklin Blaisdell - 1888 - Počet stránok 366
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants ; and, among...vain ! how is he given away to misery and mortality 1 tortured in life, and swallowed up in death ! " The genius, being moved with compassion towards me,... | |
| 1888 - Počet stránok 576
...birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among...said the genius, ' are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, ftespair, Love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life.' " I here fetched a deep sigh.... | |
| Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - 1890 - Počet stránok 516
...Vultures, Harpyes, Ravens, Cormorants, and among many other feather'd Creatures several little winged so Boys, that perch in great Numbers upon the middle...away to Misery and Mortality! tortured in Life, and 35 swallowed up in Death! The Genius being moved with Compassion towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable... | |
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