I do not know what I may appear to the 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 shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth... The Family Library (Harper). - Página 3001845Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Englishmen - 1835 - 476 páginas
...mighty realm of nature. A litt!' before his death, Dr Pemberton tells us, he observed : " I do not Luov what I may appear to the world ; but to myself I seem to have bet и only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in no» and then finding a smoother... | |
| Englishmen - 1836 - 256 páginas
...the whole mighty realm of nature. A little before his death, Dr Pemberton tells us, he observed : " I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." " If... | |
| Thomas Dick - 1836 - 306 páginas
...which can engage the attention of the human mind, — and yet he declared a little before his death, "I do not know what I may appear to the world, but...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 undiscovered before... | |
| Patrick Murphy - 1836 - 308 páginas
...of Meteoric Effects " I do not know," said the illustrious Newton, a short time before his death, " what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem...myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary ; whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." And... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 360 páginas
...From out her skies — then howl your idle wrath ! While she still silvers o'er your gloomy path. (1) [A short time before his death, he uttered this memorable...world ; but to myself I seem to have been only like aboy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a... | |
| Edward Everett - 1836 - 654 páginas
...the applauses of the world ; but declaring, with that angelic modesty which marked his character, ' I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...boy, playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in finding now and then a pebble, or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay... | |
| John Clunie - 1836 - 80 páginas
...acknowledge his distinguished and brilliant talents ; so that just before his death, he uttered this sublime sentiment, — " I do not know what I may appear to...have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or "prettier shell than ordinary, while... | |
| Richard Gooch - 1836 - 290 páginas
...to have said, a little before he expired, — " I don't know what I may seem to the world ; but, as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself by now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean... | |
| Thomas Dick - 1836 - 682 páginas
...САП engage the attention of the human mind, — and yet he declared, a little before his death, " I do not know what I may appear to the world] but to mywlf I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea shore, and diverting myself in now and... | |
| William Chambers - 1837 - 352 páginas
...to examine, and how much remained to be explored in the same field in which he had himself labored. In the magnitude of the comparison he recognised his...myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the 90 great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.' "... | |
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