 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1854 - 352 pages
...passing over it," said I, " and a black cloud hanging on each end ofit." 17. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people.no sooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards... | |
 | Salem Town - Readers - 1855 - 492 pages
...upon, but they fell through them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that the throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud than many of them fell into them. They grew... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 622 pages
...upon, bat * they fell through them into the tide and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge,...people no sooner broke through the cloud, but many of theui fell into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay closer together... | |
 | Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pages
...upon, but they fell through them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls ion of such defects. The first imperfection which...is, that the event of it is unhappy. The fable of f«ll into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay closer together towards... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - Insurance agents - 1857 - 456 pages
...upon, but they fell through them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge so that throngs of people no sooner break through* the cloud, but manv of them fell into them. They grew winner tovxtrdt the middle, but... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers - 1860 - 368 pages
...upon than they fell through them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pitfalls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge,...throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud than many of them fell into them. They grew thinner toward the middle, but multiplied and lay closer... | |
 | Leroy Jones Halsey - Bible - 1860 - 460 pages
...trod upon, than they fell through into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner break through the cloud than many of them fall into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but... | |
 | 1860 - 736 pages
...were set very thiek at the entranee, so that throngs of people no sooner broke through the eloud than many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay eloser together towards the end of the arehes that were entire." This ingenious and truthful allegory... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1861 - 614 pages
...were set very thick at the entrance, so that throngs of people no sooner hroke through the cloud than many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards...together towards the end of the arches that were entire." This ingenious and truthful allegory was probably suggested by Dr. Halley's Life-table, then newly... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 696 pages
...upon, but théy fell through thém into the tide and immediately dhappeared. These hidden pitfalls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge,...people no sooner broke through the cloud, but many of thém fell into thém. Théy grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay doser togethér... | |
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... them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. • They grew thinner towards... 
