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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. "
The Spectator - Page 324
by Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811
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The Spectator: ...

1718 - 348 pages
...with feveral broken Arches, which ' added to thofe that were entire, made up the Num« ber about aa hundred. As I was counting the Arches « the Genius told me that this Bridge conijlled at firft 4 of a thoufand Arches ; but: that a great Flood fwept ' away the reft, and left...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 342 pages
...confifted of threefcore and ten entire Arches, with * feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that ' were entire, made up the Number about an hundred....the Arches, the Genius told me that * this Bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand Arches ; but * that a great Flood fwept away the reft, and left the...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 354 pages
...it confided of threefcore and ten entire Arches, with ' feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that * were entire, made up the Number about an hundred....* As I was counting the Arches, the Genius told me th,-r ' this Bridge confided at fird of a thoufand Arches ; but ' that a great Flood fwept away the...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

English essays - 1739 - 346 pages
...threefcore and ten intire Arches, with feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that were intire, made up the Number about an hundred. As I was counting the Arches, the Genius told me that this Bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand Arches ; but that a great Flood fwept away the reft, and left the...
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The Arminian Magazine: Consisting of Extracts and Original ..., Volume 8

John Wesley - Biography - 1785 - 718 pages
...arches, with feveral broken arches, which added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confifted at firft of a thoufand arches, but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the bridge...
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The Little Female Orators, Or Nine Evenings Entertainment, with Observations

Young women - 1778 - 124 pages
...Score -and ten entire Arches, with feveral broken Arches, which, added to thofe that were en•tM'e, made up the Number about an Hundred. As I was counting the Arches, the •Gfenius told me, that this Bridge confifted at frft of a thoufand Arches, but that a great Flood...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...confined of threefcore and ten entire arc.-ies» with fevcral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred....counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge coniilled at' firil of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the...
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The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining ...

Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...it confiftcd of threefcore and ten entire arches, with fevcral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred....counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge confiftcd at firft of a thoufand arches ; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the...
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Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical ..., Volume 2

Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 564 pages
...it confifted of threefcore and ten entire arches, with feveral broken arches, which, added to thofe that were entire, made up the number about an hundred....counting the arches, the genius told me, that this bridge at firft confifted of a thou fa nd arches; but that a great flood fwept away the reft, and left the...
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The Spectator, with Illustrative Notes: To which are Prefixed, the ..., Volume 3

1794 - 450 pages
...discwerest 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, I found that it consisted of th.-eescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, whic'.i added to those that were entire,...
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