 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 ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which added to those that were entire, made up the number...  NL orphan barcodes on file at ReCAP - Page 31804Full view - About this book
 | 1854 - 630 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 620 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Salem Town - 1855 - 492 pages
...midst of the tide." * 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 ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire,... | |
 | 1856 - 420 pages
...midst of the tide." " The bridge thou seest," said he, " is human life, consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted...arches, the genius told me 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... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 524 pages
...the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said he, is human life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted...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... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 628 pages
...the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said he, is human life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted...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... | |
 | George S. Measom - 1856 - 266 pages
...of the tide." ' ' The bridge thou seest," said he, " is human life ; consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted...with several broken arches, which, added to those a 8 J o I VISION OF MtRZA. ' The bridge thou ROCSt,' said IIP, ' is human life ; consider it attentively.'... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 622 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - 1857 - 456 pages
...Upon 11 more leisurely survey of it, 1 found that it consisted of three score and ten entire wchei, 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 that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
 | Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pages
...leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted j ordered, and (whether orno thegood genius strengthof threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to thuse that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was couuting the arches, the genius... | |
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