 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 - Pàgina 207per Edinburgh univ - 1871Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pàgines
...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 three score and ten entire arches,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, P.P. - London. - Spectator, 1711-14 - 1864 - 344 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1866 - 442 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Archibald Hamilton Bryce - 1869 - 344 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1903 - 486 pàgines
...thick mist at one end, and again loses itself in a thick mist at the other ? What thou seest, says he, is that portion of eternity which is called time,...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,... | |
 | Albert Stanburrough Cook - 1903 - 152 pàgines
...said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou cliscoverest in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst...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,... | |
 | William T. Vlymen - 1904 - 520 pàgines
...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." entire, made up the number to about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that... | |
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