 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 - Page 207by Edinburgh univ - 1871Full view - About this book
 | William Godwin - Gods, Greek - 1814 - 342 pages
...thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thoudiscoverest in it. I see ALLEGORY. 11 a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The hridge thou seest, said he, is human life, consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said T, 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,... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - English language - 1817 - 594 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 pages
...consummation." " Examine now," said he, " this sea that is bounded withdarkness at both ends, and tell me Jwhat thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge," said I,...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 Picket - American literature - 1820 - 314 pages
...now, said he, this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discovcrest in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou aeest, said he, is human life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...with darkness at both ends, and tell me what tliou discoverest in it." — "I see a bridge," said t, " standing in the midst of the tide."— "The bridge...said he, " is Human life : consider it attentively." Upon a more Uitnrely survey of it, I found that it consisted of generations of mortals that full into... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 438 pages
...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,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...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,... | |
 | Readers - 1824 - 348 pages
...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. told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches ; but that a great flood swept away... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1824 - 278 pages
...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...seest, 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,... | |
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