 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 seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth...  Character of Lord Bacon: His Life and Work ... - Side 198af Thomas Martin - 1835 - 367 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 sider
...sustenance. NEWTON'S PHILOSOPHY. — Sir Isaac Newton, a little hefore he died, said, " I don't know what I may 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... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 584 sider
...which shows his modest opinion of himself and his discoveries in Natural Philosophy. " I dont know what I may seem to the world, but, as to myself, I...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... | |
 | 1824 - 312 sider
...King Henry VII. Newton's Philosophy. — Sir I. Newton, shortly before his death, said, " I don't know what I may 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 $nd then finding a smoother pebble or prettier shell than ordinary,... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 578 sider
...which shows his modest opinion of 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 on the era-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 574 sider
...seem to the world, but, as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the ma-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother...or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocetm of 'J'ru'li lay all undiscovered before me." See Spence's Anecdote*, by SW Singer, page 54. terial... | |
 | Englishman - 1824 - 420 sider
...the benefits he had conferred upon science, he replied, " Alas ! I know not what I may have appeared to the world, but as to myself I seem to have been only like a child playing with pebbles on the sea shore, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before... | |
 | 1880 - 374 sider
...thee." 'ffcrto fot Rtoto in part." f"I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seein to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting himself with now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst a great... | |
 | Thomas Dick - 1826 - 414 sider
...was himself. He said, a little before his death, " I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing...seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before... | |
 | Thomas Dick - 1828 - 412 sider
...was himself. He said, a little before his death, " I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing...sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before... | |
 | 1828 - 400 sider
...his dream. SIR ISAAC NEWTOV. Sir Isaac Newton, a little before he died, said — •'. I don't know what I may seem to the world. but as to myself, I seem to hitfe • been only like a boy playing on tho sea shore, and diverting myself in rtow and -tFi'en finding... | |
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