| Charles Jean Delille - 1851 - 506 Seiten
...thou discoverest 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...to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at rirst of... | |
| Harrow school - 1865 - 374 Seiten
...thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge," said 1, " standing in the midst of the tide." "The bridge thou seest," said he, "is Human Life; consider it...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... | |
| Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 Seiten
...thou discoverest 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...to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
| Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 322 Seiten
...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,...to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me, that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
| Robert Ellis (F.L.S.) - 1852 - 306 Seiten
...old age. The fable is as follows: the dreamer beholds a bridge 34 . DREAM OF MORTALITY. consisting of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those which were entire, made up the number to about a hundred. " I see multitudes of people passing over... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 Seiten
...discoverest 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...to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
| Spectator The - 1853 - 1118 Seiten
...bridge.' said I, ' standing in the midst <if the tide.' ' The bridge thou seest,' said be, ' is Humin Life; consider it attentively.' Upon a more leisurely...broken arches, which added to those that were entire, nude up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge... | |
| 1853 - 756 Seiten
...seest,' said he, ' rs human 1 ilV ; consider it attentively.' Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I {band that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches,...added to those that were entire, made up the number •boat a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first... | |
| 1850 - 790 Seiten
...discovcrest 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...leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of three score and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which added to those that were entire,... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 344 Seiten
...thou discoverest 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...leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of three score and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire,... | |
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