 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
 | Jenny H. Stickney - 1892 - 416 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 to about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1892 - 100 pages
...said he, 'is human life: con^'der il attentively.' Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that ib consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with...were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As 1 was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1893 - 332 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 more...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... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1894 - 348 pages
..."Spectator,'' 159: "I see a bridge... 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 three score and ten entire arches, -with several broken arches, "etc. 21, 17. — thrice above him.... | |
 | George Prentiss Butler - 1894 - 284 pages
...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 it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several 149 broken arches, which added to those... | |
 | J. H. Lobban - 1896 - 362 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 more...leisurely survey of it I found that it consisted of more than three-score and ten entire arches, with several broken arches which, added to those that... | |
 | J. H. Lobban - 1896 - 324 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 more...leisurely survey of it I found that it consisted of more than three-score and ten entire arches, with several broken arches which, added to those that... | |
 | George Eugène Fasnacht - 1897 - 216 pages
...said I, 'standing in the midst of the tide.' — 'The bridge thou seest,' said he, 'is Human Life ; 25 consider it attentively.' Upon a more leisurely survey...added to those that were entire, made up the number to about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge had 30 consisted... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 254 pages
...I see a bridge," said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." 15 "The bridge thou seest," said he, "is human life; consider it attentively." Upon a more...broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, 20 made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 254 pages
...I see a bridge," said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." 15 "The bridge thou seest," said he, "is human life; consider it attentively." Upon a more...broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, 20 made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this... | |
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