Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which added to those that) were entire made up the number about an hundred. Selections from the Spectator - Page 76by Joseph Addison - 1892 - 220 pagesFull view - About this book
| Jesse Olney - 1854 - 352 pages
..." The bridge thou seest," said he, " is human life; consider it attentively." 15. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted...tell me further," said he, " what thou discoverest on it."—"I see multitudes of people passing over it," said I, " and a black cloud hanging on each end... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1854 - 626 pages
...arches, which added 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...; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and loft the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell me further, said he, what thou discoverest... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1854 - 624 pages
...arches, which added 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...; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and loft the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell mo further, said he, what thou discoverest... | |
| Salem Town - 1855 - 492 pages
...which, added to those that were entire, made up the number of about a hundred. 7. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted,...further," said he, " what thou discoverest on it." " I see mutitudes of people passing over it," said I, " and a black cloud hanging on each end of it." 8. A&... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1856 - 524 pages
...arches, which added 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...beheld it. But tell me further, said he, what thou discoyerest on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on... | |
| George S. Measom - 1856 - 266 pages
...consider it attentively.' ' that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted...rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I beheld it : " but tell me further," said he, " what thou discoverest on it." " I see multitudes of... | |
| Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pages
...arches, which, added to thuse that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was couuting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches : but that * great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. '... | |
| Louis Direy - 1858 - 186 pages
...assigned. Its use in the following sentence from Sterne is a gallicism: The genius told me that the bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches; but that a great flood had swept away the rest. Sterne. , The compound past, had consisted, is wanted, instead of the past.... | |
| Marcius Willson - 1860 - 372 pages
...arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. 7. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted...the ruinous condition I now beheld it. " But tell me farther," said he, " what thou discoverest on it." " I see multitudes of people passing over it," said... | |
| Marcius Willson - 1860 - 368 pages
...arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. 7. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted...the ruinous condition I now beheld it. "But tell me farther," said he, " what thou discoverest on it." " I see multitudes of people passing over it," said... | |
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