 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
 | 1850 - 790 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. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge at first consisted of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 624 pages
...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...; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and loft the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell mo further, said he, what thou discoverest... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 626 pages
...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...; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and loft the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell me further, said he, what thou discoverest... | |
 | Salem Town - 1855 - 492 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,...added to those that were entire, made up the number of about a hundred. 7. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted,... | |
 | 1856 - 420 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... | |
 | George S. Measom - 1856 - 266 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...with several broken arches, which, added to those a 8 J o I VISION OF MtRZA. ' The bridge thou ROCSt,' said IIP, ' is human life ; consider it attentively.'... | |
 | Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pages
...arches, which, added to thuse that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was couuting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches : but that * great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. '... | |
 | Leroy Jones Halsey - 1860 - 460 pages
...picture, in his beautiful allegory from the Vision of Mirza : " 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... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1860 - 368 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. 7. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted at first... | |
 | Advanced reading book - 1860 - 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...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... | |
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