 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863
...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."...to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me1 that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1863
...regardais, il porta l'instrument à ses « lèvres et se mit à en jouer. Le son était infinileisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire archés, with several broken archés which added to those that were entire, made up the number about... | |
 | 1864
...— "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."...entire, made, up the number about an hundred. As I was conning the arches, the genius told me that this Bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches : Dut... | |
 | Joseph Addison, P.P. - London. - Spectator, 1711-14 - 1864 - 318 páginas
...— " 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."...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... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864
...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."...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,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865
...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.'...added to those that were entire, made up the number to about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1866
...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.—...those that were entire, made up the number about an hundrecl. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867
...— ' 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.'...Genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a 1 thousand arches ; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - 1867 - 422 páginas
...Ilalley had then published his Table) introduces the following allegory : — " The bridge thou seest said he, is Human Life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, 1 t<>uml that it consisted of three score and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868
...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.'...to those that were entire, made up the number about one 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. 
