 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 arches, which, added...  Elegant extracts - Page 1by Elegant extracts - 1816Full view - About this book
 | Karl Pearson - 1897 - 416 pages
...VARIATION . ... 373 THE CHANCES OF DEATH ' I see a bridge,' said I, 'standing in the midst of the time.' 'The bridge thou seest,' said he, 'is Human Life ; consider it attentively.' . . . 'But tell me farther,' said he, ' what thou discoverest on it.' ' I see multitudes of people... | |
 | 1898 - 348 pages
...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...it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number to about... | |
 | Sherman Williams - 1898 - 344 pages
...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 to those that were entire, made up the number to about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1901 - 208 pages
...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...to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
 | Sir Arthur Newsholme - 1899 - 386 pages
...possibly writing with Halley-s graduated Life-Table before him, gives the following allegory : — "The bridge thou seest, said he, is Human Life; consider...it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, 1 found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arche*, with several broken arches, which, added... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1900 - 476 pages
...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...to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of... | |
 | 1900 - 570 pages
...bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thon discoverest in it.' "'I see a bridge,' said I, 'standing in the midst of the tide.' "'The bridge...arches, with several broken arches, which, added to thr se that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius... | |
 | 1900 - 492 pages
...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...leisurely survey of it I found that it consisted of more than threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those that... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1900 - 538 pages
...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 be, is human life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901 - 456 pages
...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...life; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely surrey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches,... | |
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