 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...  The Yale Literary Magazine - Side 2231839Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | David Brewster - 1831 - 328 sider
...death he uttered this memorable sentiment : — " I do not know what I may appear to the World ; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing...diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me."... | |
 | 1831 - 352 sider
...his death he uttered this memorable sentiment : ' 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 amoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 sider
...reported to have said, a little before his death, — " I don't know what I may seem to the world ; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself by now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean... | |
 | 1832 - 424 sider
...example. A short time before his death he said, ' I do not know how 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 with finding a smoother pebble or prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay... | |
 | David Brewster - 1832 - 340 sider
...death he uttered this memorable sentiment : — " 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 fe now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean... | |
 | Asa Dodge Smith - 1832 - 274 sider
...Said Sir Isaac Newton, not long 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 on the sea shore, diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or prettier shell than ordinary,... | |
 | 1832 - 240 sider
...NEWTON said, a little before his death, " I do not know what I may appear to the rest of the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea shore, and diverting myself by now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 364 sider
...death, he uttered this memorable sentiment : — " I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing...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."... | |
 | 1840 - 506 sider
...mankind. 'I know not,' he remarked, a short time before his death, ' what I may appear to the world ; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing...diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst Vol. XVI.— 2 D the great ocean of trulh lay all undiscovered... | |
 | 1833 - 814 sider
...his death he uttered this memorable sentiment : ' I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but mings of her bacon-pot for this use ; and if the grease...abounds with salt, she causes the salt to settle or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.'... | |
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