 We call that fire of the black thunder-cloud 'electricity,' and lecture learnedly about it, and grind the like of it out of glass and silk: but what is it? "What made it? Whence comes it? Whither goes it? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor...  The Emotions and the Will - 第 49 頁Alexander Bain 著 - 1865 - 616 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | 1843 - 832 頁
...round us, encasing wholly every notion we form, is a wrappage of traditions, hearsays, mere words : we call that fire of the black thunder-cloud electricity,...glass and silk ; but what is it ? Whence comes it ? Where goes it ?"* However the experienced philosopher may be convinced that in themselves theories... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 520 頁
...round us, encasing wholly every notion we form, is a wrappage of traditions, hearsays, mere words. We call that fire of the black thunder-cloud 'electricity,'...like of it out of glass and silk: but what is it? What made it? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1841 - 408 頁
.... us, encasing wholly every notion we form, is a ^wrappage of traditions, hearsays, mere words. We call that fire of the black thunder-cloud ' electricity,'...like of it out of glass and silk : but what is it ? What made it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us; but it is a poor... | |
 | 1843 - 1380 頁
...round us, encasing wholly every notion we form, is a wrappage of traditions, hearsays, mere words : we call that fire of the black thunder-cloud electricity,...glass and silk ; but what is it ? Whence comes it? Where goes it ?"* However the experienced philosopher may be convinced that in themselves theories... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1849 - 260 頁
...round us, encasing wholly every notioTi we form, is a wrappage of traditions, hearsays, mere words. \Ve call that fire of the black thunder-cloud ' electricity,'...the like of it out of glass and silk: but what is it ? What made it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor... | |
 | Samuel Colcord Bartlett - 1850 - 310 頁
...content with explanations that explain nothing or that degrade every thing. " We call that fire out of the black thundercloud ' electricity,' and lecture...like of it out of glass and silk ; but what is it, after all 1 " We simply wrap it up in a name. Or perchance the man of science is materialized by his... | |
 | Mariner - 1851 - 86 頁
...astonishing. "It is by not thinking," as an eloquent writer observes, " that we cease to wonder at them." "We call that fire of the black thunder-cloud electricity,...like of it out of glass and silk; but what is it? What made it? Whence comes it? Whither goes it? Science has done much for us; but it is a poor science... | |
 | 1856 - 504 頁
...us, encasing wholly every notion we form, is a wrappage of traditions, hearsays — mere words. We call that fire of the black thunder-cloud 'electricity,'...like of it out of glass and silk ; but what is it ? What made it ? Whence conies .whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science... | |
 | Joseph B. Gross - 1856 - 414 頁
...round us, incasing wholly every notion we form, is a wrappage of traditions, hearsays, mere words. We call that fire of the black thunder-cloud 'electricity,'...and grind the like of it out of glass and silk : but lohat is it ? What made it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1857 - 238 頁
...round us, encasing wholly every notion we form, is a wrappage of traditions, hearsays, mere words. We call that fire of the black thunder-cloud ' electricity,'...it, and grind the like of it out of glass and silk: hut what is it ? What made it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ;... | |
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