 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1873 - 444 pages
...to those that were entire, made up thé number ahout an hundred. As I was counting thé arches, thé genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches ; but that a gréât fiood swept away thé rest, and left thé bridge in thé ruinous condition I now beheld it.... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1874 - 568 pages
...several broken arches, which added to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this...multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a blacl; cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several ol the passengers... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 pages
...broken arches, which, 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 first of a thousand ; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 566 pages
...about an hundred. As I •was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge con20 sisted at first of a thousand arches ; but that a great flood...rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I no\v beheld it. ' But tell me further,' said he, ' what thou discoverest on it.' r I see multitudes... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - Literature - 1881 - 426 pages
...several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this...the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. "Rut tell me further," said he, "what thou discoverest on it." — "I see multitudes of people passing... | |
 | Christian literature - 1881 - 602 pages
...As I was counting the arches, my conductor told me that this bridge consisted, at the first, of one thousand arches, but that a great flood swept away...bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it; but toll me further, said he, what thou discoverest on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it,... | |
 | Granville series - 1881 - 376 pages
...broken arches, which, 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 consisted at first of a thousand arches,16 but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - English language - 1882 - 1108 pages
...broken arches, which, 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...but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left tbe bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. " But tell me further," said he, "what thou discoverest... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1882 - 558 pages
...several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. ii great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge...the ruinous condition I now beheld it. " But tell me farther," said he, " what thou discoverest on it." " 1 sec multitudes of people passing over it," said... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - English language - 1883 - 586 pages
...those that were entire, made up the number to about a hundred. As I was connt1ng the arches, the genins told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand...rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition 1 now beheld it. " But tell ine further," said he, " what thou discoverest on it." "I see multitudes... | |
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... hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches ; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it ; but tell me farther, said... 
