| 1729 - 342 pages
...this Bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand Arches ; but * that a great Flood fwept away the reft, and left the ' Bridge in the ruinous Condition I now beheld it. But * tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereft on it. I ' fee multitudes of People pafling over it, faid I, and a '... | |
| Young women - 1778 - 124 pages
...farther, faid he, what them dif•covereft on it. I fee Multitudes of People paffing over it, faid I, and a black Cloud hanging on each End of it. As I looked more attentively, I faw feveral of the Paflen,ge»s dropping through the Bridge into the .great Tide of Eternity that... | |
| John Wesley - Biography - 1785 - 718 pages
...that this bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches, but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it* But tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereft on it. I fee multitudes of people patting over it, faid I, and a black... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...this bridge coniilled at' firil of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it : but tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereit on it. I fee multitudes of people puffing over it, faid I, and a bhck... | |
| Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...that this bridge confiftcd at firft of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereft on it. I fee multitudes of people pa flingover it.faid I,and a black... | |
| 1794 - 450 pages
...those that 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...hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath... | |
| Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 564 pages
...this bridge at firft confifted of a thou fa nd arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereft on it. I fee multitudes of people paffing over it, faid I, and a black... | |
| Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1796 - 634 pages
...further, faid he, what thou difcoverefl on it. I fee multitudes of people paffing over it, faid J, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I faw feveral of the pafTengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath... | |
| Devotional literature - 1797 - 110 pages
...that the bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it ; but tell me further, faid he, what thou difcovereft on it ? I fee multitudes of people palling over it, faid I, and a black... | |
| English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...those that were entire , made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches , the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand...on each end of it. » As I looked more attentively , I saw several of passengers 248 THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. dropping through the bridge, into the great... | |
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