 I gazed with inexpressible pleasure on these happy islands. At length said I, ' Show me now, I beseech thee, the secrets that lie hid under those dark clouds which cover the ocean on the other side of the rock of adamant.' The genius making me no answer,...  Histoire de la littérature anglaise - Page 417by Hippolyte Taine - 1887Full view - About this book
 | 1729 - 342 pages
...Rock of Adamant. The Genius making me no Anfwer, I turned about to addrefs my felf to him a fecond time, but I found that he had left me ; I then turned again to the Vifion which I had been fo long contemplating, but inftead of the rolling Tide, the arched Bridge,... | |
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...the jock of adamant. The genius making me no anfwer, 1 turned about to addrefs myfelf to him a fecond time, but I found that he had left me; I then turned again to the vifion which I had been fo long contemplating ; but inftead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge,... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1785 - 718 pages
...the rock of adamant. The genius making me no anfwer, 1 turned about to addrefs myfeli 10 him a fecond time, but I found that he had left me; I then turned again to the vifion which I had been fo long contemplating, but inftead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...rock of r.JT7iant. The genius making me no anfa,-er, I turned about to addrds myfelf to hua a fécond time, but I found that he had left me : I then turned again to the vifion which I had been fo long contemplating ; bjt inftead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge,... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...rock of adamant. The genius making me no anfwcr, I turned about to addrefs rayfelf to him a fécond time, but I found that he had left me : I then turned again to the vifion which I had been fo long contemplating; but inftead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge,... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...thee, the secrets that lie hid under those dark clouds which cover the ocean on the other side of the rock of adamant. The Genius making me no answer, I...found that he had left me; I then turned again to the -vision which I had been so long contemplating: but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge,... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 564 pages
...the rock of adamant, The genius making me no anfwer, I turned about to addrefs myfelf to him a fecond time, but I found that he had left me; I then turned again to the vifion which I had been fo long contemplating, but inftead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge,... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
..., the secrets that lie hid under those dark clouds, which cover the ocean on the other side of the rock of adamant. » The genius making me no answer...found that he had left me ; I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating; but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English imprints - 1801 - 364 pages
...the rock of adamant. The genius making me no anfwer, I turned about to addrefs myfelf to him a fecond time, but I found that he had left me ; I then turned again to the vifion which I had been fo long contemplating ; but inftead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge,... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...thee, the secrets that lie hid under those dark clouds which cover the ocean on the other side of the rock of adamant. The genius making me no answer, I...found that he had left me. I then turned again to the vision, which I had been so long contemplating ; but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge,... | |
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