 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.  The Spectator - Seite 324von Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1718 - 348 Seiten
...with feveral broken Arches, which ' added to thofe that were entire, made up the Num« ber about aa hundred. As I was counting the Arches « the Genius told me that this Bridge conijlled at firft 4 of a thoufand Arches ; but: that a great Flood fwept ' away the reft, and left... | |
 | 1729 - 342 Seiten
...confifted of threefcore and ten entire Arches, with * feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that ' were entire, made up the Number about an hundred....the Arches, the Genius told me that * this Bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand Arches ; but * that a great Flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | 1729 - 354 Seiten
...it confided of threefcore and ten entire Arches, with ' feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that * were entire, made up the Number about an hundred....* As I was counting the Arches, the Genius told me th,-r ' this Bridge confided at fird of a thoufand Arches ; but ' that a great Flood fwept away the... | |
 | 1739 - 346 Seiten
...threefcore and ten intire Arches, with feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that were intire, made up the Number about an hundred. As I was counting the Arches, the Genius told me that this Bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand Arches ; but that a great Flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | John Wesley - 1785 - 718 Seiten
...arches, with feveral broken arches, which added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches, but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge... | |
 | 1778 - 124 Seiten
...Score -and ten entire Arches, with feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that were en•tM'e, made up the Number about an Hundred. As I was counting the Arches, the •Gfenius told me, that this Bridge confifted at frft of a thoufand Arches, but that a great Flood... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 Seiten
...confined of threefcore and ten entire arc.-ies» with fevcral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred....counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge coniilled at' firil of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | 1792 - 494 Seiten
...it confiftcd of threefcore and ten entire arches, with fevcral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred....counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confiftcd at firft of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - 564 Seiten
...it confifted of threefcore and ten entire arches, with feveral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred....counting the arches, the genius told me, that this bridge at firft confifted of a thou fa nd arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | 1794 - 450 Seiten
...discwerest 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...leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of th.-eescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, whic'.i added to those that were entire,... | |
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