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 Illustrated London almanack - Pagina 441847Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Sharon Turner - 1834 - 608 pagina’s
...magnificent gift as the human spirit; and the humblest and the poorest may be gratefully proud of a not know what I may appear to the world ; but to myself I seem...boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself hi now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the vast ocean... | |
| Patrick Murphy - 1834 - 388 pagina’s
...of Sir Isaac Newton," observes the Doctor, " he uttered this memorable sentiment — " I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself, I seem to have been only like to a boy playing on the sea shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble,... | |
| Edward Everett - 1835 - 40 pagina’s
...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 to myself I seem...seashore, 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... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1835 - 358 pagina’s
...path. (1) [A short time before his death, he uttered this memorable sentiment : — " I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem...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... | |
| Thomas Martin - 1835 - 388 pagina’s
...Isaac Newton, a little while before he died, — ' I know not what I may seem to the world; but, as to myself, 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, whilst the great ocean of... | |
| Englishmen - 1835 - 476 pagina’s
...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... | |
| Edward Everett - 1836 - 652 pagina’s
...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 to- myself I...seashore, 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... | |
| Patrick Murphy - 1836 - 308 pagina’s
...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...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... | |
| Englishmen - 1836 - 256 pagina’s
...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 to myself I seem...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... | |
| Thomas Dick - 1836 - 306 pagina’s
...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 myself I seem...playing on the 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... | |
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