 He then led me to the highest pinnacle of the rock, and placing me on the top of it, ' Cast thy eyes eastward,' said he, 'and tell me what thou seest.' 'I See,' said I, ' a huge valley, and a prodigious tide of water rolling through it.  The British Essayists: Spectator - Page 357edited by - 1823Full view - About this book
 | sir William Smith - 1873 - 280 pages
...imagination, and at once dispelled all the fears with which I approached him. 4. The valley that thou seest is the vale of misery, and the tide of water that thou seest is part of the great tide of eternity. 5. What thou seest is that portion of eternity which is called time. 6. Examine this sea that is bounded... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1873 - 444 pages
...thé highest pinnacle of thé rock, and placins me on thé top of it : Cast thy eyes eastward, said he, and tell me what thou seest. — I see, said I, a huge valley, aud a prodigious tide of étant monté sur les hautes collines de Bagdad, pour passer le reste du jour... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1874 - 568 pages
...to the highest pinnacle of the rock, and placing me on the top of it, Cast thy eyes eastward, said he, and tell me what thou seest. I see, said I, a...the Vale of Misery, and the tide of water that thou teest is part of the great tide of eternity. What is the reason, said I, that the tide I see rises... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 pages
...the highest pinnacle of the rock, and placing me on the top of it, said, " Cast thy eyes eastward, and tell me what thou seest." " I see," said I, " a huge valley and a prodigious tide'cf water rolling through it." " The valley that thou seest is the vale of misery, and the tide... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 pages
...the highest pinnacle of the rock, and placing me on the top of it, ' Cast thy eyes eastward,' said he, ' and tell me what thou seest.' " ' I see,' said..." ' What is the reason,' said I, ' that the tide I eee rises out of a thick mist at one end, and again loses itself in a thick mist at the other? ' "... | |
 | Thomas Nelson Publishers - 1879 - 448 pages
...the highest pinnacle of the rock, and placing me on the top of it, ' Cast thine eyes eastward,' said he, 'and tell me what thou seest.' 'I see,' said I,...' that the tide I see rises out of a thick mist at the one end, and again loses itself in a thick mist at the other ? ' ' What thou seest,' said he, '... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - 1878 - 874 pages
...the highest pinnacle of the rock ; and placing me on the top of it, " Cast thine eyes eastward," said he, " and tell me what thou seest." " I see," said...and the tide of water that thou seest, is part of the'great tide of eternity." " What is the reason," said I, " that the tide I see rises out of a thick... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1878 - 518 pages
...to the highest pinnacle of the rock, and placing me on the top of it: Cast thy eyes eastward, said he, and tell me what thou seest — I see, said I,...he, is the vale of misery and the tide of water that is thou seest part of the great tide of eternity. — What is the reason, said I, that the tide I see... | |
 | Frank Honywell Fenno - 1878 - 426 pages
...me on the top of it, " Cast thine eyes eastward," said he, " and tell me what thou seest." " I Bee," said I, " a huge valley, and a prodigious tide of...rolling through it." " The valley that thou seest," gaid he, " is the vale of misery ; and the tide of water that thou seest, is part of the great tide... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 pages
...the highest pinnacle of the rock, and placing me on the top of it, ' Cast thine eyes eastward,' said he, ' and tell me what thou seest.' ' I see,' said...prodigious tide of water rolling through it.' ' The valley .thut thou seest,' said he, ' is the vale of misery, and the tide of water that thou seest, is part... | |
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