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" Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me... "
The Works of Joseph Addison - Page 236
by Joseph Addison - 1842
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Readings from the best authors, ed. by A.H. Bryce, Issue 10

Archibald Hamilton Bryce - 1862 - 344 pages
...the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now,' said lie, ' this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends,...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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The advanced reader

Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 pages
...reaching from the beginning of the world1 to its consummation. Examine now this sea, and tell me 1 what thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge," said...to those that were entire, made up the number about a hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me1 that this bridge consisted at first of...
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Histoire de la littérature anglaise, Volume 3

Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 712 pages
...regardais, il porta l'instrument à ses « lèvres et se mit à en jouer. Le son était infinileisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore...entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches ;...
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Wisdom, Wit, and Allegory. Selected from "The Spectator"

Joseph Addison, P.P. - London. - Spectator, 1711-14 - English essays - 1864 - 344 pages
...feet and wept. The genius smiled upon me with a look of compassion and affability that familiarised him to my imagination, and at once dispelled all the...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...
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The Works of Joseph Addison Complete in Three Volumes Embracing ..., Volume 1

Joseph Addison - English essays - 1864 - 472 pages
...placing me on the top of it, "Cast thy eyes eastward/* siid he, "and tell me what thou seest."-—0 I see," said I, " a huge valley, and a prodigious...entire, made, up the number about an hundred. As I was conning the arches, the genius told me that this Bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches : Dut...
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Chambers's readings in English prose ... 1558 to 1860

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...me.' He then led me to the highest pinnacle of the rock, and placing me on the top of it, ' Oast thine eyes eastward,' said he, ' and tell me what thou seest.'...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...
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Histoire de la littérature anglaise, Volume 3

Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1866 - 446 pages
...reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what...entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches ;...
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Histoire de la littérature anglaise, Volume 3

Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1866 - 442 pages
...reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what...those that were entire, made up the number about an hundrecl. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a...
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The literary reader: prose authors, with biogr. notices &c. by H.G. Robinson

Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pages
...astonished, he beckoned to me, and by the waving of his hand directed me to approach the place where he sat. I drew near with that reverence which is due...entire, made up the number about an hundred. As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a 1 thousand arches...
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Studies in English prose: specimens, with notes, by J. Payne

Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...see rises out of a thick mist at one end, and again loses itself in a thick mist at the other P ' ' What thou seest,' said he, ' is that portion of eternity...to those that were entire, made up the number about one hundred. As I was counting the arches, the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of...
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