 | Spectator The - 1853 - 558 pages
...discoverest in it." I see a bridge," said I, " 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, 1 found that it consisted of three-score and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which,... | |
 | Salem Town - Readers - 1855 - 492 pages
...discoverest in it." "I see a bridge," said I, "standing in the midst of the tide." * The bridge thou seest," said he, " is human life : consider it attentively."...leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of three score and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire,... | |
 | 1856 - 420 pages
...in it." " I see a bridge," said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." " The bridge thou seest," said he, " is human life, consider it attentively."...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... | |
 | George S. Measom - Arab countries - 1856 - 266 pages
...in it." I see a bridge," said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." ' ' The bridge thou seest," said he, " is human life ; consider it attentively."...with several broken arches, which, added to those a 8 J o I VISION OF MtRZA. ' The bridge thou ROCSt,' said IIP, ' is human life ; consider it attentively.'... | |
 | Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pages
...leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted j ordered, and (whether orno thegood genius strengthof threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to thuse that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was couuting the arches, the genius... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Bible stories - 1860 - 372 pages
...discoverest in it." " I see a bridge," said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." "The bridge thou seest," said he, "is human life: consider it attentively."...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 at first... | |
 | Leroy Jones Halsey - Bible - 1860 - 460 pages
...us the true picture, in his beautiful allegory from the Vision of Mirza : " The bridge thou seest, said he, is Human Life ; consider it attentively....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... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers - 1860 - 368 pages
...in it." " I see a bridge," said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." " The bridge thou seest," said he, " is human life : consider it attentively."...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 at first... | |
 | Advanced reading book - Readers - 1860 - 458 pages
...discoverest in it." "I see a bridge," said I, " standing in the midst of the tide." " The bridge thou seest," said he, " is human life ; consider it attentively."...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... | |
 | Archibald Hamilton Bryce - 1862 - 344 pages
...discoverest in it.' ' I see a bridge,' said I,' standing in the midst of the tide.' ' The bridge thou seest,' said he, ' is Human Life; consider it attentively.'...added to those that were entire, made up the number to about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted at... | |
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Examine now, said he, this sea that is 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. 
