 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 the arches, the genius told me...  The Works of Joseph Addison - Side 236af Joseph Addison - 1842Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 sider
...the vale of misery , and the tide of water that ihou seest , is part of THE EN&LISH INSTRUCTOR. 247 eternity. What is the reason , said I , that the tide...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 a thousand arches ;... | |
 | 1803 - 466 sider
...called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its coimimmation. Examine now," said he, " this sea that is bounded...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 a thousand arches :... | |
 | 1803 - 472 sider
...I see a bridge," said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." "The bridge'thou seest," said lie, " is Human Life : consider it attentively." Upon a more...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 a thousand arches ;... | |
 | 1804 - 412 sider
...valley that thou scest, said he, is the Vale Vale of Misery, and the tide of water that thou seest 13 part of the great Tide of Eternity. What is the reason,...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... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 sider
...said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said he, is human life, consider1 it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it,...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 a thousand arches ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 sider
...the tide I see rises out of it thick mist at ono end, and again loses itself in a thick mr-t at fhe other ?" " What thou seest," said he, " is that portion...entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genins told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches :... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 sider
...discoverest in it. I see a hridge, aaid J, standing in the midst of the tide. The hridge thim „-•-', said he, is human life, consider it attentively. Upon...consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with severai hroken arches, which, added to thuse that were entire, made up the numher ahmit an hundred.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 324 sider
...of eternity." " What is the reason," said I, " that the tide I see rises out of a thick mist at the one end, and again loses itself in a thick mist at...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 a thousand arches ;... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 sider
...discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou scest, said he, is human life ; consider it attentively....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 a thousand arches ; but... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 sider
...in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said lie, is human life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more...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 a thousand arches ; but... | |
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