 I here 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 Genius, being moved with compassion towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect....  Beauties of British Prose - Seite 346von Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 360 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1718 - 348 Seiten
...isExiftence.inhisftt' ting out for Eternity ; but caft thine Eye on that thick « MiftintowhichtheTidebears the ieveral Generations of ' Mortals that fall into it. I directed...was ' ordered, and (whether or no the good Genius ftrengflr• ened it with any fupernatural Force, or diffipated Part of ' the Miftthat was before too... | |
 | 1744 - 362 Seiten
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 | 1778 - 124 Seiten
...thick Mift, into which the Tide bears the fevertJ Generations of Mortals that fall into it. I dire&ed my Sight as I was ordered, and (whether or no the good Genius ftrengthened it with any fupernatural Force, or diffipated Part of the Mift, that was before too thick... | |
 | 1794 - 450 Seiten
...uncomfortable a prospect. Look no more, said he, on man in the first stage of his existence, in his getting out for eternity; but cast thine eye on that thick...strengthened it with any supernatural force, or dissipated part'of the mist that was before too thick for the eye to to penetrate) I saw the valley opening at... | |
 | 1804 - 412 Seiten
...moved with compassion towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect : Look no more, said he, on man in the first stage of his existence, in his...fall into it. I directed my sight as I was ordered, aud (whether or no the good genius strengthened it with any supernatural force, or dissipated part... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1808 - 1162 Seiten
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 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 Seiten
...moved with compassion towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect. " Look no more," said he, " on man in the first stage of his existence, in his setting out for eternity ; but cast thine eye ou that thick mist into which the tide bears the several generations of mortals that fall into it.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 Seiten
...towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect. " Look no more," said he, " on man in the lirst stage of his existence, in his setting out for eternity ; but cast thiuc eye on that thick mist into which the tide bears the several generations of mortals that fall... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 312 Seiten
...compassion towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect. ' Look no more, said he, on man in the lirst stage of his existence, in his setting out for eternity...tide bears the several generations of mortals that full into it.' 1 directed my aight as I was ordered, and (whether or no the good genius strengthened... | |
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