 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 ... - Page 3681803Full view - About this book
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 pages
...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...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... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pages
..."standing in the midst of the tide.'' "The bridge thou seest," said he, " is human life : considef it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it,...several broken arches, which, added to those that weiv entire, made up the number about a .hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me... | |
 | 1830 - 288 pages
..." 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 it22, I found that it consisted of " threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken aiiches,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pages
..."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...added to those that were entire, made up the number of abort a hundred. 7. As I was counting the arches the Genius told me that this bridge consisted,... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1833 - 304 pages
...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...found that it consisted of three-score and ten entire arc-lies, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number of... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 292 pages
..." 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...several broken arches, which, added to those that were pntire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1835 - 314 pages
..."I see a bridge," said I, "standing in the midst of the tide." " The bridge thou seest," said ne, " is human life : consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey Of hV I found that it consisted of three-score and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which,... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
..."I see a bridge," said I, " standing in the midst of the tide."—" The bridge thou s^est," said he, countrymen, and wake him on occasions to consult his safety. > iic ! ;; <• consisted at first of a thousand arches : jut tliat a great flood swept away the rest,... | |
 | 1836 - 1118 pages
...tide.' — ' The bridge thou west,' said he, ' в human life ; consider it attentively.' Upon a шаге leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted...to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I WM couuting the arches, the genius told me that thU bridge consisted at ¿rat of a... | |
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