 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 Seiten
...arches, the Genius told me : « That this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches ; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge...tell me farther, said he, what thou discoverest on it ? » — «1 see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 Seiten
...further, said he, what thou discovercst on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, said J, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I...passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath it; and, upon further examination, perceived there were innumerable trap-doors... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 Seiten
...away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. " But tell me further," said he, " what thou discoverest on it." " I see multitudes...passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath it; and, upon further examination, perceived there were innumerable trap-doors... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 Seiten
...swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell me further, said he, what thou> discoverest on it. I see multitudes...passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath it; and, upon further examination, perceived there were innumerable trap-doors... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 Seiten
...away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. " But tell me further," said he, " what thou discoverest on it." " I see multitudes...passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and, upon further examination, perceived there were innumerable trap-doors... | |
 | 1824 - 278 Seiten
...swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition 1 now beheld it. But tell me further, said he, what thou discoverest on it. I see multitudes...passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underne.ith it: and upon farther examination, perceived there were innumerable trap-doors... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 Seiten
...away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. " But tell me further," said he, " what thou discoverest on it." " I see multitudes...passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and, upon farther examination, perceived there were innumerable trap-doors... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 Seiten
...bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell me further, said he, what thou dis-< coverest on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it,...passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath it : and, upon further examination, perceived there were innumerable trap-doers... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 Seiten
...the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted, at first, of a thousand arches; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge...passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath it; and, upon farther examination, perceived there were innumerable trap-doors... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 Seiten
...the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted, at first, of a thousand arches ; but thar a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge...beheld it. " But tell me farther," said he, " what ftiou discoverest on it." " I see multitude* of people passing over it," said I, " and a black cloud... | |
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But tell me farther,' said he, ' what thou discoverest on it.' ' I see multitudes of people passing over it,' said I, ' and a black cloud hanging on each end of it.' As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge... 
