 All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of the resistless force of perseverance : it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that distant countries are united with canals.  Chambers's Edinburgh Journal - Side 2721845Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 sider
...performances of we look \vith-praife, or wonder, are inftanfces of the refiftlefs force of perfeverance'.' It is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that diftant countries are united with canals r-rfcistkefrefotiejof the -utnidftfirnpQEtance^thafcthbfeiSBlitf;... | |
 | 1785 - 596 sider
...art, at which we look with pra'rfe or wonder, areinftancesof the refirflefs force of per* feverance: it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that diftant countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effeft of a fmgle ftroke of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...art, at which we look with praife or wonder, are inftances of the refiftlefs force of perfeverance : it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that diftant countries are united with canals. If a man was. to. compare the effect of a fingle ftroke of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 sider
...art, at which we look with praife or wonder, are inftances of the refiftlefs force of perfeverance : it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that diftant countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a fingle ftroke of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 sider
...art, at which we look with praife or wonder, are inftances of the refiftlefs force of perfeverance: it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that diftant countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a fingle ftroke of... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 540 sider
...according to the Arabian proverb, "It is drop added to drop, which constitutes the ocean." All die performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of this irresistible force of perseverance. To their reason and spirit, therefore, men should add the... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1795 - 468 sider
...at which we look with praifc " or wonder, are inftances of the refiftlefs force " of perfeverance : it is by this that the quarry " becomes a pyramid, and that diftant countries "are united by canals. If a man was to com*c pare the effect of a fingle ftroke of... | |
 | Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - 1795 - 502 sider
...art, at which we look ' with praife or wonder, are inftances of the refiftlefs force of perfeverance. It is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that diftant countries are united by canals. If a man were to compare the firft effect of a fingle ftroke... | |
 | 1801 - 342 sider
...at which we look with praife or wonder, are inftances of the the refiftlefs force of perfeverance : it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that diftant countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a fingle ftroke of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 sider
...art, at which we look with praife or wonder, are inftances of the refiftlefs force of perfeverance : it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that diftant countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a fingle ftroke of... | |
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