 | Readers - 1824 - 348 pages
...thick mist at the other ? What thou seest, said he, is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun and reaching from the beginning...said he, is human life ; consider it attentively. told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches ; but that a great flood swept away... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1825 - 272 pages
...this sea that is bounded with darkness t both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it." I 2e a bridge said I, standing in the midst of the tide....bridge thou seest," said he, " is human life ; consider attentively." Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found lat it consisted of threescore and ten arches,... | |
 | John Pierpont - Children's literature - 1828 - 320 pages
...soliloquies: follow me." "What thou seest," said he, "is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning...consummation. Examine now," said he, " this sea, that is thus hounded with darkness at both ends, andtellme what thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge,"... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1829 - 290 pages
...mist at the other?" "What thou seest," said he, "is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning...consummation. Examine now," said he, " this sea, that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it." " I see a bridge,"... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 440 pages
...of the commodity he sells. Locke. What thou seest is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out. by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Addisons Spectator. Christ reveals to us themeonm according to which God will proceed in dispensing... | |
 | Readers - 1830 - 288 pages
...mist at the oiher?" " What thou seest," said he, " is that portion of eternity which is called -time, measured out by the sun and reaching from the beginning of the world to ils consummation 2I. Examine now," said be, " this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends,... | |
 | Tales - 1831 - 196 pages
...mist at the other ?' ' What thou seest,' said he, ' is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning...is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me whatthou discoverest in it.' ' I see a bridge,' said I, ' standing in the midst of the tide.' ' The... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...the other ?" . 6. " What thou seest," said he, " is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning...consummation. Examine, now," said he, " this sea, that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it." "I see a bridge,"... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1833 - 304 pages
...lie, "is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out. hy the sr.n, and reaching froin the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine, now," said he, "this sen, that is thus bounded with 'darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou diseovcrest in it." "I... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - Readers - 1835 - 302 pages
...thick mist at the other ? What thou seest, said he, is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning...consummation. Examine, now, said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it. I see a bridge, said... | |
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What thou seest, said he, is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell... 
