 Jupiter, that every mortal should bring in his griefs and calamities and throw them together in a heap. There was a large plain appointed for this purpose. I took my stand in the center of it, and saw with a great deal of pleasure the whole human species...  The Spectator - Page 12edited by - 1898Full view - About this book
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 274 pages
...human species marching one after another, and throwing down their several loads, which immediately grew into a prodigious mountain, that seemed to rise above the clouds. There were however several persons who gave me great diversion upon this occasion. I observed one bringing... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 252 pages
...together in a heap. There was a large plain appointed for this purpose. I took my stand in the centre of it, and saw with a great deal of pleasure the whole...There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass in one of her hands, and was clothed... | |
 | 1823 - 536 pages
...together in a heap. There was a large plain appointed for this purpose. I took my stand in the centre of it, and saw with a great deal of pleasure the whole...There was a certain lady, of a thin airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass in one of her hands, and was clothed... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 924 pages
...together in a heap. There was a large plain appointed for this purpose. I took my stand in the centre of it, and saw, with a great deal of pleasure, the...prodigious mountain, that seemed to rise above the clouds. VoL. XII. F There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She... | |
 | Spectator The - 1823 - 352 pages
...together in a heap. There was a large plain appointed for this purpose. I took my stand in the centre of it, and saw with a great deal of pleasure the whole...throwing down their several loads, which immediately grew into a prodigious mountain that seemed to rise above the clouds. There was a certain lady of a thin... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...together in a heap. There was a large plain appointed for this purpose. I took my stand in the centre of it, and saw with a great deal of pleasure the whole...human species marching one after another, and throwing flown their several loads, which immediately grew up into a prodigious mountain, that seemed to rise... | |
 | 1823 - 392 pages
...together in a heap. There was a large plain appointed for this purpose. I took my stand in the centre of it, and saw, with a great deal of pleasure, the...human species marching one after another, and throwing dawn their several loads, which immediately grew up into a prodigious mountain, that seemed to rise... | |
 | 1824 - 348 pages
...together in a heap. There was a large plain appointed for this purpose. I took my stand in the centre of it, and saw, with a great deal of pleasure, the...prodigious mountain that seemed to rise above the (jlouds. 3. There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...together in a heap. There was a large plain appointed for this purpose. I took my stand in the centre ef it, and saw, with a great deal of pleasure, the whole...human species marching one after another, and throwing clown their several loads, which immediately grew up into a prodigious mountain, that seemed to rise... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 478 pages
...together in a heap. There was a large plain appointed for this purpose. I took my stand in the centre of it, and saw with a great deal of pleasure the whole...There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass in one of her hands, and was clothed... | |
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