 | John Nichols - 1822 - 934 頁
...meaning-f-." * See the queries subjoined to Newton's Optics. -f Sir Isaac said a little before his death, " 1 do not know what I may appear to the world; but to...now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of troth lay all undiscovered before me." MSS. Conduilt.... | |
 | Bartholomew Prescot - 1822 - 216 頁
...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 36 ocean of truth lay undiscovered before me." Never, I believe,... | |
 | 1822 - 494 頁
...seem to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, arrd diverting 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." — Thornton's... | |
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 頁
...seem to the world, but, as to myself, I seem to have heen 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 groat ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." Tue following... | |
 | 1823 - 494 頁
...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 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." Tbe following... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 592 頁
...himself and his discoveries in Natural Philosophy. " I dont know what I may seem to the world, but, as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing...now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier •hell than ordinary, whiLit the great ocean of Truth lay all undiscovered before me." See Spence's... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 578 頁
...seem to the world, but, as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the era-shore, and diverting 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." See Spence's... | |
 | William MALKIN - 1825 - 504 頁
...contemplating at the same time the superior importance of the Bible, with piety and humility he exclaimed, " I do not know what I may appear to the world, but...now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." That enlightened... | |
 | John Thomas James (bp. of Calcutta.) - 1825 - 416 頁
...(Introd.) And the greatest of men, Sir Isaac Newton, is reported to have said, a little before his death, ' I do not know what I may appear to the world, but...now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me' — (See Turner's... | |
 | 1832 - 442 頁
...learned and what remained unknown. " I do not know," he finely said, a short time before his death, " what I may appear to the world ; but to myself, I...and then finding a smoother pebble or ' a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." What a lesson... | |
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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... 
