 is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now," said he, "this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest...  Easy passages for translation into Latin - Page 52by John Young Sargent - 1873 - 160 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1803 - 472 pages
...called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now," said he, " this sea that is bounded...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
...called Time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is bounded with...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... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the work; to its consummation." " Examine now," said he, " this sea that is bounded...attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, 1 found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which added... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1809 - 312 pages
...called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is bounded with...consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it,I found that it consisted of threescore and ten arches, with several broken arches, which, added... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - Commercial correspondence, Spanish - 1811 - 606 pages
...Time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of w the world to its consummation. — Examine now, said he, this sea that is bounded with...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, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what...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... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what...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
...called time, measured ont by the Sun, and reaching from tin- beginning of the world to its consummation. 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... | |
 | William Godwin - Gods, Greek - 1814 - 342 pages
...thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thoudiscoverest in it. I see ALLEGORY. 11 a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The hridge thou seest, said he, is human life, consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of... | |
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