 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - Počet stránok 298
...with feveral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the ; number a*. bout a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confitted at firft of a thouland; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and lefc the bridge in... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - Počet stránok 372
...midst ol the tide, a—« The bridge thou seest, said he , is human life ; consider it attentively, n Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of tbres*core and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which , added to those that were entire,... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1817 - Počet stránok 594
...discoverest in it. 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. Upon a more...to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this biidge consisted at first of... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - Počet stránok 314
...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...it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about... | |
 | Edmund Henry Barker - 1820 - Počet stránok 144
...Leith and Edinburgh, and returned by a leisurely march. HAYWARD. The bridge is human life ; upon a leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten intire arches. — ADDISON." JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY. The reader will observe that Addison has united... | |
 | 1822 - Počet stránok 788
...Uitnrely survey of it, I found that it consisted of generations of mortals that full into it." I directed threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were en'irc, made up the number about an hundred. As 1 was counting the arches, the Genius told me that... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - Počet stránok 820
...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." Upon a more...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... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - Počet stránok 438
...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." Upon a more...threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches,which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - Počet stránok 794
...in it. I fee a bridge, »aid I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said he, ed very ill, said I within myself; but I have only just set out upon my travels; arche*, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - Počet stránok 310
...The bridge thou seest, said he, is human life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely surrey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and...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... | |
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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, standing in the midst of the tide. 
