 | 1794 - 450 pages
...now, said he, this sea that it bounded with d.irkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discwerest in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst...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... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pages
...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 bridge'thou seest," said lie, " is Human Life : consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said f, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said he, is Human Life : consider it attentivelyUpon a more leisurely survey' of' it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...Examine now, said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it, I see a bridge, said I, standing...tide. The bridge thou seest, said he, is human life, consider1 it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1809 - 312 pages
...consummation. 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...human life : consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it,I found that it consisted of threescore and ten arches, with several broken... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...Examine now, said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing...the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said lie, is human life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - Commercial correspondence, Spanish - 1811 - 606 pages
...— 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 bridge thou seest, sakl he, is human life; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...Examine now, said he, this sea that is thus 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 bridge thou scest, said he, is human life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...Examine now,' said he, ' this sea, that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what then discoverest in it.' — ' I see a bridge,' said I,...'standing in the midst of the tide.' — '-The bridge thon seest,' said he, ' is human life ; consider it attentively.' Upon a more leisurely survey of it,... | |
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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 threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken... 
