 | 1729 - 342 pages
...the Midft of a Speculation ftumbled and fell out of Sight. Multitudes were very bufy in the Purfuit of Bubbles that glittered in their Eyes and danced before them, but often when they thought themfelves within the reach of them their Footing failed/ and down they funk. In this Confuflon of... | |
 | John Wesley - 1785 - 718 pages
...of a (peculation ftumbled and fell out of fight. Multitudes were very bufy in the purfuit of bubbles bubbles that glittered in their eyes, and danced before them, but often, when they thought themfelves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they funk. In this confufion of... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...midil of a ipeculation, ftumbled and fell out of fight. Multitudes were very bufy in tue puruiit ot bubbles, that glittered in their eyes, and danced before them ; but often, when they thought themfelves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they funk. In this confufion of... | |
 | 1792 - 494 pages
...the midft of a fpeculation, ftumbled, and fell out of fight. Multitudes were very bufy in the purfuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes, and danced before them ; but often, when they thought thcmfclves within the reach of them, therr footing failed, and down they funk. In this confufion of... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - 564 pages
...the midft of a fpeculation ftumbled and fell out of fight. Multitudes were very bufy in the purfuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them; but often, when they thought themfelves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they funk.—— In this confufion... | |
 | 1797 - 110 pages
...the midil of a fupplication ftumbled and fell cut of Tight. Multitudes were very bufy in the purfuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themfelves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they funk. In this confufion of... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...Some were looking up towards THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. 249 the heavens in a thoughtful posture , and iu the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of...often when they thought themselves within the reach ofthem , their footingfailed , and down they sunk. In this confusion of objects I observed some with... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 pages
...the midft of a fpeculation ftumbled and fell out of fight. Multitudes were very bufy in the parfuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themfelves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they funk. In this confufion of... | |
 | 1806 - 118 pages
...in the midd of fupplication (tumbled and fell out of fight. Multitudes were very bufy in the purfuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them; but often when they thought themfelves within the reach of them, their footing foiled, and down they fank. In this confufion of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 pages
...catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards heaven in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation...them, their footing failed and down they sunk. In this contusion of objects, I observed some with scimitars.') hi their hands, and others with urinals, who... | |
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Melancholy to see several dropping unexpectedly in the Midst of Mirth and Jollity, and catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the Heavens in a thoughtful Posture, and in the Midst of a Speculation stumbled... 
