 What mean, said 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...  The Works of Joseph Addison - Page 237by Joseph Addison - 1842Full view - About this book
 | 1794 - 450 lehte
...yet seest any thing thou dost not comprehend. Upon looking up, what mean, said I, those great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge,...arches. — These, said the Genius, are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like cares and passions that infest hitman life. ' I here fetched... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 lehte
...seest any thing thou dost not comprehend. Upon looking up , What mean , said I, those great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge...arches. These , said the genius , are envy , avarice , super-- z5o THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. stition , despair , love , with the like cares and passions that... | |
 | 1803 - 472 lehte
...great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon VOL. II. B b It from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies ravens,...arches." " These," said the Genius, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life." ' I here fetched... | |
 | 1803 - 466 lehte
...great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon VOL. IL B b it from time to time? I see vultures, harpies, ravens,...arches." " These," said the Genius, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Pespair, Love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life." ' I here fetched... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 lehte
...yet seest any thing thou dost not comprehend. Upon looking up, What mean, said I, those great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge,...arches. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, despair, love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life. I here fetched... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 312 lehte
...perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures,harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among many other feathered...arches. ' These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, despair, love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life.' ' I here fetched... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 324 lehte
...seest any thing thou dost not comprehend." Upon looking up, "what mean," said I, " those great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge,...arches." " These," said the genius, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Lore, with the like cares and passions that infest human life. ' I here fetched... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 lehte
...of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ll see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among...arches."—" These," said the Genius, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like care» and passions that infest human life." ' I here fetched... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 lehte
...perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time? I see vultures, harpyes, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered...arches. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, despair, love, with the like cares and pas. sions that infect human life. " I here fetched... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 lehte
...perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time? I see vultures, harpyes, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered...arches. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, despair, love, with the like cares and passions that infect human life. " I here fetched... | |
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