 I seem to have been only like a boy, playing on the seashore, and diverting myself, in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.  The Dayspring - Página 871872Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Thomas Dick - 1854 - 360 páginas
...have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself with now and then finding a pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." 4. The subjects of astronomy to which we have directed the attention of the... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1855 - 384 páginas
...world; but to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier...ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me."* The attainments which man may perhaps make on any subject, are not yet reached. But whatever may be the... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1855 - 490 páginas
...; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier...than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." * "Whatever may be the attainments which man may make in the general progress... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1855 - 386 páginas
...; but to myself I seem only to have been like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier...than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me."* A few shells have been picked up since his time, but the great ocean of truth... | |
 | Thomas Dick - 1857 - 892 páginas
...have been only like a boy playing on thf sea shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscover* ed before me." And is it reasonable to believe, that after a glimpse of the boundless treasures... | |
 | David Addison Harsha - 1857 - 544 páginas
...have been only like a boy, playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in finding now and then a pebble, or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.' " Here we have an eloquent passage from the same address, on knowledge: "... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1858 - 500 páginas
...but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing• on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier...than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." * Whatever may be the attainments which man may make in the general progress... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1858 - 424 páginas
...myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself with now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell...than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. — Sir ISAAC NEWTON. 6. Higher, higher still we climb Up the mount of glory,... | |
 | Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1864 - 476 páginas
...world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier...than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay undiscovered before me." * If these are the confessions of the greatest intellect that ever lived—if... | |
 | Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1864 - 482 páginas
...world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier...than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay undiscovered before me."* If these are the confessions of the greatest intellect that ever lived —... | |
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