 As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge, into the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and upon further examination, perceived there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge, which...  The Spectator - Page 2861729Full view - About this book
 | Young women - 1778 - 124 pages
...there were innumerable Trap Doors that lay concealed in the Bridge, which the Paflengers no fooner trod upon, but they fell through them into the Tide, and immediately C 3 difapdifappeared. Thefe hidden Pit-Falls were fet very thick at the Entrance of the Bridge, fo... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge, which the palfengers no fooner trod upon, but they fell through them into the tide, and immediately difappearcd. Thefe hidden pit-falls were fet very thick at the entrance of the bridge, fo that throngs... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge, which the passengers no sooner trod upon, but they fell through them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-fulls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs... | |
 | Devotional literature - 1797 - 110 pages
...foontrod upon, but they fell trough them into the tide, and immediately difappeared. Thefe hidd ;n pit-falls were fet very thick at the entrance of the...throngs of people no fooner broke through the cloud than many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay clofer... | |
 | English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...upon, but they tell througii them into the tide, and immediately Jifappeared, Thefe hidden pit- fails were fet very thick at the entrance of the bridge, fo that throngs of peop'e ro fooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. Th^y grew thinner towards... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge , which the passengers no sooner trod upon , but they fell through them into the tide , and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge ; so that throngs... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge, which the passengers no sooner trod upon, but they fell through them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...perceived there were innumerable trapdoors that lay concealed in the bridge, which the passengers no sooner trod upon, but they fell through them into the tide and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs... | |
 | Meditations - 1806 - 118 pages
...that lay concealed in the bridge, which the paflengeri no 63 fponer trod upon, but they fell through into the tide, and immediately difappeared. Thefe...bridge, fo that throngs of people no fooner broke thro' the cloud than many of them fell into, them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...there were innumerable trap-doors that lay concealed in the bridge, which the passengers no sooner trod upon, but* they fell through them into the tide and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs... | |
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