 ... them into the tide and immediately disappeared. These hidden pitfalls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards the middle,...  Histoire de la littérature anglaise - Page 168by Hippolyte Taine - 1863Full view - About this book
 | 1729 - 342 pages
...at the Entrance of the Bridge, fo * that Throngs of People no fooner broke through the * Cloud, but many of them fell into them. They greW ' thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay ' clofer together towards the End of the Arche* that were ' entire. ' THERE were indeed fome Perfons,... | |
 | 1729 - 354 pages
...at the Entrance of the Bridge, fb * that Throngs of People -no fooner broke through the * Cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew * thinner towards the middle, but multiplied antf lay 1 clofer together towards the End of the Arches that were * entire. ' THERE were indeed fome... | |
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...at the en-. trance of the bridge, fo that throngs of people no fooner broke ihrough the cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew thinner, towards the middle, but multiplied and lay clofer together towards the end of the arches that were entire. There were indeed fome perfons, but... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1785 - 718 pages
...thick at the entrance of the bridge, fo> that throngs of people no fooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay clofer together towards the end of the arches that were entire. There were indeed fome perfons, but... | |
 | Young women - 1778 - 124 pages
...thick at the Entrance of the Bridge, fo that Throngs of People no iboner broke through the Cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards the Middle, but multiplied and lay clofer together towards the End of the Arches that were entire. There were, indeed, feme Perfons, but... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...thick at the entrance of the bridge, fo that throngs of people no fooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay clofer together towards the end of the arches that were entire. There were indeed fome perfons, but... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...were indeed fome perfons, but their number was very fmall, that continued a kind of hobblirtg marai on the broken arches, but fell through one after another, being quite tired and fpcnt with fo long a walk. I paffcd lome time in the contemplation of this wonderful ftrufturc, and... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 564 pages
...thick at the entrance of the bridge, fo that throngs of people no fooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay clofer together towards the end of the arches that were entire. ( 216 ) I tire. There were indeed fome... | |
 | Devotional literature - 1797 - 110 pages
...thick at the entrance of the bridge, fo that 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 together towards the end of the arches that were entire. There were indeed fome perfons, but... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English imprints - 1801 - 364 pages
...thick at the entrance of the bridge, fo that throngs of people no fooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay defer together towards the end of the arches that were intire. " There were indeed fome parfons, but... | |
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