 | 1729 - Страниц: 342
...with * feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that ' were entire, made up the Number about an hundred. * As I was counting the Arches, the Genius told me that * this Bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand Arches ; but * that a great Flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | John Wesley - 1785 - Страниц: 718
...found that it confifted of threefcore and ten arches, with feveral broken arches, which added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about a hundred....counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches, but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - Страниц: 1058
...arc.-ies» with fevcral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge coniilled at' firil of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | 1792 - Страниц: 494
...arches, with fevcral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confiftcd at firft of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | 1794 - Страниц: 450
...several broken arches, whic'.i added to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As 1 was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches : but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - Страниц: 564
...arches, with feveral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me, that this bridge at firft confifted of a thou fa nd arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the... | |
 | 1797 - Страниц: 110
...arches, with feveral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that the bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - Страниц: 272
...bridge thou 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...those that were entire , made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches , the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - Страниц: 364
...arches, with feveral brolcen arches, 'which added to thofe that were intire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge conGfted at firft of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge... | |
 | 1804 - Страниц: 412
...The bridge thou seest, said he, is Human Life : consider it attentivelyUpon a more leisurely survey' of' it, I found that it consisted of threescore and...arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at firr.t of a thousand arches ; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in. the... | |
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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... 
