 | Joseph Taylor - 1817 - 266 sider
...celebrated Dr. Benjamin Franklin : — " My Brethren ; — It was the opinion of learned philosophers of our race, who lived and flourished long before my time, that this vast world, the Moulin Joli, could not itself subsist more than eighteen hours ; and I think there was some foundation for... | |
 | Hwiding - 1817 - 412 sider
...vast world , the Mo a,,lin Joly. cci.ld net itself subsist ,;mnre than eighteen hours: and I tliink ,,there was some foundation for that opi,,nion; since, by the apparent motion i ,,of the great luminary that givas life to „»!! nature, and which 311 my time has „ evidently... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 sider
...harmony. " It was," said he, " the opinion of learned philosophers of our race, who lived and florished long before my time, that this vast world, the Moulin...towards the ocean at the end of our earth, it must then finish its course, be extinguished in the waters that surround us, and leave the world in cold... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 sider
...delicious company and heavenly harmony. " It was," says he, " the opinion of learned phi. losophers of our race, who lived and flourished long before...to all nature, and which in my time has evidently decliued considerably towards the ocean at the end of our earth, \t must then finish its course, be... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 sider
...the opinion of learned philosophers of our race, who lived and flourished long before my time, lh.'l this vast world, the Moulin Joly, could not itself...by the apparent motion of the great luminary that gjves life to all nature, and which in my time has evidently declined considerably towards the ocean... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 sider
...her delicious company and heavenly harmony. " It was," says he, " the opinion of learned philosophers of our race, who lived and flourished long before...not itself subsist more than eighteen hours : and 1 think there was some foundation for that opinion ; since, by the apparent motion of the great luminary... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1823 - 310 sider
...delicious company, and heavenly harmony. " It was," says he, " the opinion of learned philosophers of our race, who lived and flourished long before...towards the ocean at the end of our earth, it must then finish its course, be extinguished in the waters that surround us, and leave the world in cold... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1825 - 324 sider
...philosophers of our race, who lived and flourished long before my time, that this vast world, the Moulin July, could not itself subsist more than eighteen hours...declined considerably towards the ocean at the end of the earth, it must then finish its course, be extinguished in the waters that surround us, and leave... | |
 | 1828 - 394 sider
...delicious company, and heavenly harmony. " It was," says he, " the opinion 'of learned philosophers of our race, who lived and flourished long before...towards the ocean at the end of 'our earth, it must then finish its course, be extinguished in the waters that surround us, and leave the world in cold... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 314 sider
...suhsist more than eighteen hours: and f thiak there was some foundation fur that opinion ; since, hy the apparent motion of the great luminary, that gives...nature, and which in my time has evidently declined considerahly towards the ocean at the end of the earth, it must then Bnish its course, he extinguished... | |
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the opinion of learned philosophers of our race, who lived and flourished long before my time, that this vast world, the Moulin Joly, could not itself subsist more than eighteen hours ; and I think there was some foundation for that opinion, since, by... 
