 I, those great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among many other feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in...  The British Essayists - Page 125edited by - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1824 - 278 pages
...feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers, upon the middle arches. ' These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition,...life.' ' I here fetched a deep sigh. Alas, said I, man iwas;made in vain! how is he given away to misery and mortality! tortured in life, and swallowed up... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches. > p X!9 | N ? c3 2 TJF +ꦜ f A]J' ] fB /L1D >"1fo e r v passion» thut infest human life. I here fetched a deep sigh : Alas, said I, man was made in vain!... | |
 | Readers - 1824 - 348 pages
...rice, superstition, despair, love, with the like cares and pas* .ions that infest human life. 13. 1 here fetched a deep sigh : Alas, said I, man was made in vain i how is he given away to misery and mortality ! tortured in life, and swallowed up in death ! The... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...feathered creatures several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches." " These," said the genius, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like cares and passsions that infest human life." ' I here fetched a deep sigh, " Alas," said I, " man was made in... | |
 | John Pierpont - Children's literature - 1828 - 320 pages
...feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch, in great numbers, upon the middle arches." " These," said the Genius, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like cares &nd passions that infest human life." I here fetched a deep sigh. " Alas !" «aid I, " man was made... | |
 | Readers - 1830 - 288 pages
...These," said the genius, "are envy, avarice, superstition, love, with the like cares and passions lhat infest human life." I here fetched a deep sigh : "...away to misery and mortality ! tortured in life, and swa-Howed up in death!" The genius being moved with compassion towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...with the like tares and passions tuât infest llumau Life/ I hero fetched a deep eigh. 'Alas,* said 1, 'man was made in vain !— how is he given away to...mortality !— tortured in life, and swallowed up iii death!1 The genius being moved with compassion towards niu, bade me quit во uncomfortable a prospect.... | |
 | Tales - 1831 - 196 pages
...creatures several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle of the arches.' ' These,' said the genius, ' are envy, avarice, superstition, despair, love, with the lik cares and passions that infell human life." I here fetched a deep sigh; ' Alas,' said I, ' man... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches." 13. " These," said the Genius, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition,...in death !" The Genius, being moved with compassion toward me, bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect. " Look no more," said he, " on man, in the first... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 600 pages
...feathered creatures, several little winged boys that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches.** These," said the genius, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like caret and passions that infest human life." I here fetched a deep sigh. " Alas," said T, " man was... | |
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