 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 Spectator - Seite 158von Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1809Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 Seiten
...perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? 1 see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered...boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle urches." " These," said the genius, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 Seiten
...it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many other leathered creatures several little winged boys, that perch in...numbers upon the middle arches." " These," said the genins, " are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like cares and passions that infest... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1811 - 606 Seiten
...perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered...cares and passions that infest human life. I here fetehed a deep sigh : Alas, said I, man was made m vain ! how is he given away to misery and mortality... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 Seiten
...perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time? I see vultures, harpyes, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered...despair, love, with the like cares and passions that infect human life. " I here fetched a deep sigh ; alas, said I, man was made in vain ! How is he given... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 Seiten
...perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time? I see vultures, harpyes, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered...superstition, despair, love, with the like cares and pas. sions that infect human life. " I here fetched a deep sigh ; alas, said I, man was made in vain... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 Seiten
...perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ll see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered...Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like care» and passions that infest human life." ' I here fetched a deep sigh. " Alas," said I, ".man was... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 Seiten
...perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among many other feathered...deep sigh : ' Alas,' said I, ' man was made in vain! how is he given away to misery and mortality ! tortured in life, and swallowed up in death ! ' The... | |
 | William Godwin - 1814 - 342 Seiten
...perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered...the like cares and passions that infest human life. At length, said I, shew me now, I beseech thee, the secrets that lie hid under those dark clouds which... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 Seiten
...perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among many other feathered...fetched a deep sigh : Alas, said I, man was made in vain ! how is he given away to misery and mortality ! tortured in life, and swallowed up in death ! The... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 Seiten
...perpetually hovering about the bridge , and settling upou. it from time to time ? I se« vultures, harpies, ravens , cormorants, and, among many other feathered...that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches. » — it These, said the Genius, are Envy, Avarice, SuperstiI'lnn, Despair, Love, with the like cares... | |
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