 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 arches which, added...  The Edinburgh university calendar - Pągina 207per Edinburgh univ - 1871Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Harrow school - 1865 - 374 pągines
...with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge," said 1, " standing in the midst of the tide." "The bridge thou...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,... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pągines
...reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now," said he, " this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what...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,... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 322 pągines
...reaching from the beginning of the •world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1853 - 554 pągines
...said he, ' is the Vale of Misery, and the tide of water that thou seest is part of the great Tide of Eternity.' ' What is the reason,' said I, ' that the...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,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 344 pągines
...see, rises out of a thick mist at one end, and again loses itself in a thick mist at the other?" 6. "What thou seest," said he, "is that portion of eternity...said he, " is human life : consider it attentively." Upon a more * leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of three score and ten entire arches,... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 pągines
...from the beginning of the world to its consummation." — " Examine now," said he, " this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what...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,... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 558 pągines
...reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now," said he, "this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what...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 arches,... | |
 | 1850 - 790 pągines
...said he, " this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discovcrest in it." — " I see a bridge," said I, "standing in...said he, " is human life ; consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of three score and ten entire arches,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 620 pągines
...mist at the other ? What thou seest, says he, is that portion of eternity which is called time, and measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning...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,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 626 pągines
...mist at the other ? What thou seest, says he, is that portion of eternity which is called time, and measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning...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,... | |
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