 He then led me to the highest pinnacle of the rock, and placing me on the top of it, ' Cast thy eyes eastward,' said he, 'and tell me what thou seest.' 'I See,' said I, ' a huge valley, and a prodigious tide of water rolling through it.  The British Essayists: Spectator - Page 357edited by - 1823Full view - About this book
 | 1773 - 394 pages
...placing me on the top of it, Caft thy eyes eaftward, faid he, and tell me what thou feeft. I fee, faid I, a huge valley, and a prodigious tide of water rolling through it. The valley that thou feeft, faid he, is the vale of mifery, and the tide of water that thou' feeft is part of the great... | |
 | John Wesley - 1785 - 718 pages
...placing me on the top of it. Caft thy eyes. Eaftward, faid he, and tell me what thou feeft. I fee, faid I, a huge valley, and a prodigious tide of water rolling through it. The valley that thou feeft, faid he, is the vale of mifery, and the tide of ^vater that thou fecft is part of the great... | |
 | 1778 - 124 pages
...of it, Caft thy Eyes eaftward, faid he, and tell me whatthou feeft. I fee, faid I, a huge V alley, and a prodigious Tide of Water rolling through it. The Valley that thou feeft, faid hej is the Vale of Mifery, and the Tide of Water that thou feeft is Part of the great Tide... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...placing me on the top ofit, Gait thy eyes eaftward, faid he, and tell me what thou fceft. I fee, faid I, a huge valley, and a prodigious tide of water rolling through it. The valley that thou feeir, faid he, is the v.ile of mifery ; and the tide of water that thou feeft, is part of the great... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...to the highest pinn cle of the rock, and placing me on the top of it, cast thy eyes eastward, said he, and tell me what thou seest. I see, said I, a...it. The valley that thou seest, said he, is the vale if misery, and the tide of water that thou seest is part of t! e great tide of eternity. What is the... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - 564 pages
...placed me on the top of it; Caft thine eye Eaftward, faid he, and tell me what thou fee'ft. I fee, faid I, a huge Valley, and a prodigious tide of water rolling through it. The valley that thou fee'ft faid he, is the vale of mifery; and the tide of water that thou fee'ft, is part of the great... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...highest pinnacle of the rock , and placing me on the top of it , « Cast thy eyes eastward , » said he , « and tell me what thou seest. « I see , said I , a huge valley , rviid a prodigious iide of water rolling through it. The valley that thou seest , said he , is the... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...to the highest pinnacle of the rock, and, placing pie on the top of it, Cast thy eyes eastward, said he, and tell me what thou seest. I see, said I, a...huge valley, and a prodigious tide of water rolling throush it. The valley that thou scest, said he, is the Vale Vale of Misery, and the tide of water... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pages
...me to the highest pinnacle of the rock, and placed me on the top of it; Cast thy eyes eastward, said he, and tell me what thou seest. I see, said I, a...is the vale of misery, and the tide of water that tiion seest is part of the great tide of eternity. What is the reason, said I, that the tide I see... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 pages
...the highest pinnacle of the rock, and placing me ou the top of it, " Cast thy eyes eastward," said he, " and tell me what thou seest." " I see, said...thou seest, is part of the great tide of eternity." " \Vhatistln- reason," said I, "that the tide I see rises out of a thick mist at one end, and again... | |
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