 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 324by Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811Full view - About this book
 | 1718 - 348 pages
...with feveral broken Arches, which ' added to thofe that were entire, made up the Num« ber about aa hundred. As I was counting the Arches « the Genius told me that this Bridge conijlled at firft 4 of a thoufand Arches ; but: that a great Flood fwept ' away the reft, and left... | |
 | 1729 - 342 pages
...confifted of threefcore and ten entire Arches, with * feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that ' were entire, made up the Number about an hundred....the Arches, the Genius told me that * this Bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand Arches ; but * that a great Flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | 1729 - 354 pages
...it confided of threefcore and ten entire Arches, with ' feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that * were entire, made up the Number about an hundred....* As I was counting the Arches, the Genius told me th,-r ' this Bridge confided at fird of a thoufand Arches ; but ' that a great Flood fwept away the... | |
 | English essays - 1739 - 346 pages
...threefcore and ten intire Arches, with feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that were intire, made up the Number about an hundred. As I was counting the Arches, the Genius told me that this Bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand Arches ; but that a great Flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1785 - 718 pages
...arches, with feveral broken arches, which added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches, but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge... | |
 | Young women - 1778 - 124 pages
...Score -and ten entire Arches, with feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that were en•tM'e, made up the Number about an Hundred. As I was counting the Arches, the •Gfenius told me, that this Bridge confifted at frft of a thoufand Arches, but that a great Flood... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...confined of threefcore and ten entire arc.-ies» with fevcral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred....counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge coniilled at' firil of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...it confiftcd of threefcore and ten entire arches, with fevcral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred....counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confiftcd at firft of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 562 pages
...it confifted of threefcore and ten entire arches, with feveral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred....counting the arches, the genius told me, that this bridge at firft confifted of a thou fa nd arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...discwerest in 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 th.-eescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, whic'.i added to those that were entire,... | |
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