 Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them, but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them their footing failed and down they sunk.  The Spectator - Page 2091853 - 742 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...everything that • that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation...that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...Some were looking up towards THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. 249 the heavens in a thoughtful posture , and iu the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of...that glittered in their eyes and danced before them; but often when they thought themselves within the reach ofthem , their footingfailed , and down they... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pages
...jollity, and catching at everything that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards heaven in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of...that glittered in their eyes and danced before them : but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed and down they... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation...that glittered in their eyes and danced before them; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them their footing failed, and down they... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pages
...catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation...that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them their footing failed and down they... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1811 - 606 pages
...catehing at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation...that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themselves within thtreach of them, their footing failed, and down they... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation...sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of baubles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them, but often when they thought themselves... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pages
...catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens dn a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation...sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of baubles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them, but often when they thought themselves... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...catching at every thing that stood by them, to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and, in the midst of a speculation,...fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuits of bubbles, that glittered in their eyes, and danced before them : but often, when they thought... | |
 | William Godwin - 1814 - 342 pages
...catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation...that glittered in their eyes and danced before them; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them »€ 12 ALLEGORY. their footing failed... | |
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