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" 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 survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken... "
The Speaker's Garland: Comprising 100 Choice Selections ... - Page 99
edited by - 1878
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The Spectator, with Illustrative Notes: To which are Prefixed, the ..., Volume 3

1794 - 450 pages
...now, said he, this sea that it bounded with d.irkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discwerest in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst...leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of th.-eescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, whic'.i added to those that were entire,...
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The English instructor; or, Useful and entertaining passages in prose ...

English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
..., said he , this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends , and tell me what thou discoverest in it ? I see a bridge , said I , standing in the...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...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 472 pages
...now," said he, " this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge," said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." "The bridge'thou seest," said lie, " is Human Life : consider it attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey...
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NL orphan barcodes on file at ReCAP

1804 - 412 pages
...bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said f, standing in the midst of the tide. 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 ten entire...
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Beauties of British Prose

Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pages
...said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it, I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst...tide. The bridge thou seest, said he, is human life, consider1 it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore...
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The British Essayists, Volume 8

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 pages
...now," said he, " this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge,"' said I, " standing in...attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, 1 found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which added...
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The Spectator in miniature: being a collection of the principle ..., Volume 1

Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...discoverest in it. I see a hridge, aaid J, standing in the midst of the tide. The hridge thim „-•-', said he, is human life, consider it attentively. Upon...consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with severai hroken arches, which, added to thuse that were entire, made up the numher ahmit an hundred....
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The Spectator, Volume 3

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 312 pages
...now, said he, this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst...consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it,I found that it consisted of threescore and ten arches, with several broken arches, which, added...
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The Spectator, Volume 3

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 324 pages
...now," said he, "this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge," said I, "standing in the...to 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...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said lie, is human life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted...
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