 | 1794 - 450 pages
...catching at everything that • that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst...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 - English literature - 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
...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 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... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...jollity, and 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...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 - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...jollity, and 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...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... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1809 - 312 pages
...catching at every thing that stood by them to save themselves. Some were looking up towards heaven 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 Vol. III. O 138 THE... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 324 pages
...looking up towards heaven in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst •fa speculation stumbled and feil out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit...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... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...jollity, and 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...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 - English literature - 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... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...posture, and in the midst of а speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very bnsy in the pursuit of bubbles, that glittered in their eyes and danced before . them : hut often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they... | |
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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. 
