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 threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken... Select British Classics - الصفحة 3261803عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| 1718 - عدد الصفحات: 348
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 354
...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... | |
| 1739 - عدد الصفحات: 346
...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 confuted at firtt of a thoufand Arches ; but that a great Flood fwept away the reft, and left the Bridge... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - عدد الصفحات: 1058
...it confillcd 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 confiiled at'firft of a thoufand arches; but that a great flood fvvept away the reft, and left the... | |
| 1792 - عدد الصفحات: 494
...it confiftcd of threcfcore and ten entire arches, with ftveral 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 tirft of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwcpt away the reft, and left the... | |
| Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - عدد الصفحات: 564
...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... | |
| 1797 - عدد الصفحات: 110
...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....I was counting the arches, the genius told me that the bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and... | |
| 1797 - عدد الصفحات: 680
...arches, with feveral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the nuniberabout an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arckcs; but that a great Hood Avept a way the reit, and left the bridge... | |
| 1794 - عدد الصفحات: 450
...what thou 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....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,... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1801 - عدد الصفحات: 364
...threescore and ten intire arches, with feveral brolcen 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 conGfted at firft of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge... | |
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