| Spectator The - 1816 - 372 páginas
...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,...added to those that were entire, made up the number of about an 'hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me : « That this bridge consisted... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 páginas
...arches, 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... | |
| Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1817 - 594 páginas
...The bridge thou seest, said he, is human life; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and...counting the arches, the genius told me that this biidge consisted at first of a thousand arches ; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left... | |
| British essayists - 1819 - 316 páginas
...bridge thou seest," said he, " is human life ; consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and...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 at first •of... | |
| Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 páginas
...it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten arches, with several broken arches, which, added to...that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. 4. I passed some time in the contemplation of this wonderful structure, and the great variety of objects... | |
| 1822 - 788 páginas
...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 - 820 páginas
...bridge thou seest," said he, " is Human Life; consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and...that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches: but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I... | |
| James Ferguson - 1823 - 438 páginas
...bridge thou seest," said he, " is human life; consider it attentively." 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. As I was counting... | |
| 1824 - 278 páginas
...The bridge thou seest, said he, is human life: consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of three-score and...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 at first of... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 páginas
...The bridge thou seest, said he, is human life; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey my travels; arche*, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about... | |
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