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 perch in great... NL orphan barcodes on file at ReCAP - Page 51804Full view - About this book
| 1729 - 342 pages
...with the like ' Cares and Paffions that infeft humane Life. ' I hers fetched a deep Sigh, Alas, faid I, Man was ' made in vain '. How is he given away to Mifery and ' Mortality ! tortured in Life, and fwallowed up in ' Death ! The Genius being moved with... | |
| English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...time? I fee vultures, harpies, raven?, cormorants, and among many other< feathered creatures feveral little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches. Thefc, faid the genius, are envy, avarice, fuperftition,. defpair, love, with the like cares and paflions... | |
| Young women - 1778 - 124 pages
...Time ? I fee Vultures, Harpies, Ravens, Cormorants, and, among feveral other feathered Creatures, many little winged Boys, that perch in great Numbers upon the middle Arches. Thefe, -faid the Genius, are Envy, Avarice, Superftition, Defpair, Love, with the like Cares and Paffions... | |
| John Wesley - Biography - 1785 - 718 pages
...Love, with the like cares and paffions that infeft human life. I here fetched a deep figh. Alas, faid I, man was made in vain! how is he given away to mifery and mortality ! tortured in life and fWallowcd up in" death ! The genius being moved with compaffion... | |
| 1786 - 694 pages
...with the like cares and * partions that infcft human life.' I here fetched a deep figh; 'Alas,' faid I, ' man was made in vain ! How ' is he given away to mifery and mor' tality ? tortured in life, and fwallowed ' up in death!* The genius being moved with... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...time i I fee vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among many other feathered creatures, feveral little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches. Thefe, faid the genius, are envy, avarice, fuperllition, deipair, love, with the like cares and paffions... | |
| 1794 - 450 pages
...time to time ? I See vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers...Love, with the like cares and passions that infest hitman life. ' I here fetched a deep sigh. Alas, said I, man was made in vain ! how is he given away... | |
| Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 564 pages
...love, with the like cares and paffions that infeft human life. I here fetched a deep figh; alas, faid I, Man was made in vain! How is he given away to mifery and mortality; tortured in life, and fwallowed up in death! The genius being moved with compaffion... | |
| Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1796 - 634 pages
...time ? I fee vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among many other feathered creatures, feveral little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches. Thefe, faid the genius, are envy, avarice, fuperftition, defpair, love, with the like cares and paffions... | |
| English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...time ? I see vultures , harpies , ravens , cormorants , and among many other feathered creatures , several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers...arches. These , said the genius , are envy , avarice , super-- z5o THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. stition , despair , love , with the like cares and passions that... | |
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