 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 arches, which added to those that were entire made up the number...  The Oxford Book of English Prose - Page 357by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - 1925 - 1092 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Charles Jean Delille - 1851 - 506 pages
...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...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 pages
...bridge," said 1, " standing in the midst of the tide." "The bridge thou seest," said he, "is Human Life; consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely...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 pages
...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...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 pages
...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... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 pages
...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...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 pages
...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... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 558 pages
...thou seest," said he, " is human life: consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, 1 found that it consisted of three-score and ten entire...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... | |
 | 1853 - 756 pages
...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... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 344 pages
...consider it attentively." Upon a more * leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of three score and ten entire arches, with several broken arches,...to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. 7. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that the bridge consisted, at first,... | |
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