 | 1739 - 346 pagine
...been thus forced ' upon them. 'THE Genius feeing me indulge my felf in this me' lancholy Profpeft, told me I had dwelt long enough ' upon it : Take thine Eyes off the Bridge,, faid he, and ' tell me if thou yet feeft any thing thou doft not com' prehend. Upon looking up, What... | |
 | 1773 - 394 pagine
...they not been thus forced upon them. The genius feeing me indulge myfelf in this melancholy profpeft, told me I had dwelt long enough upon it ; Take thine eyes off the bridge, faid he, and tell me if them feeft any thing thou doit not comprehend. Upon looking up, What mean,... | |
 | 1778 - 124 pagine
...they not been thus forced upon them. The Genius feeing me indulge myfelf in this melancholy Profpecl, told me I had dwelt long enough upon it. Take thine Eyes off the Bridge, faid he, and tell me, if thou yet feeft any Thing thou doft not comprehend. Upon looking up, What mean,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pagine
...not been thus forced upon them. The genius fee-ing fne indulge myfelf in this melancholy profpeft, told me I had dwelt long enough upon it : Take thine eyes off the bridge, faid he, and tell me if thou feelt any thing thou doft not comprehend. Upon looking up, What mean,... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pagine
...the bridge, thrusting several persons on trap-doors which did not seem to lie in their way, and which they might have escaped had they not been thus forced upon them. 'The Genius seeing me indulge myself on this melancholy prospect, told me I had dwelt long enough upon it. Take thine eyes off the bridge,... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - 564 pagine
...they not thus been forced upon them. The genius feeing me indulge myfelf in this melancholy profpeft, told me I had dwelt long enough upon it : Take thine eyes off the bridge, faid he, and tell me if thou yet fee'ft any thing thou ( 217 ) thou doft not comprehend. Upon looking... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pagine
...might have escaped had they not been thus forced upon them. . ' The Genius, seeing me indulge myself on this melancholy prospect, told me I had dwelt long...eyes off the bridge," said he, " and tell me if thou yet seest any thing thou dost not comprehend." Upon looking up, " What mean," said I,." those great... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pagine
...the bridge, thrusting several persons on trap-doors which did not seem to lie in their way, and which they might have escaped had they not been thus forced upon them. ' The genius seeing me indulge myself on this melancholy prospect, told me I had dwelt long enough upon it. Take thine eyes off the bridge,... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pagine
...the bridge, thrusting several persons on trap-doors which did not seem to lie in their way, and which they might have escaped had they not been thus forced...eyes off the bridge, said he, and tell me if thou yet seest any thing thou dost not comprehend. Upon looking up, What mean, said I, those great flights... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 pagine
...had dwelt long enough upon it. " Take thine eyes off the bridge," said he, " and tell me if thou yet seest any thing thou dost not comprehend." Upon looking...what mean," said I, " those great flights of birds tliat are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures,... | |
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I observed some with scimitars in their hands, and others with urinals, who ran to and fro upon the bridge, thrusting several persons on trap-doors which did not seem to lie in their way, and which they might have escaped, had they not been thus forced... 
