 A mind which has once imbibed a taste for scientific inquiry, and has learnt the habit of applying its principles readily to the cases which occur, has within itself an inexhaustible source of pure and exciting contemplations...  A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophyper John Frederick William Herschel - 1831 - 372 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1831 - 336 pàgines
...its votaries. A mind which has once imbibed a taste for scientific inquiry, and has learnt the habit of applying its principles readily to the cases which...brooks — Sermons in stones — and good in every tiling." Accustomed to trace the operation of general causes, and the exemplification of general laws,... | |
 | 1831 - 336 pàgines
...its votaries. A mind which has once imbibed a taste for scientific inquiry, and has learnt the habit of applying its principles readily to the cases which...describes a contemplative man as finding " Tongues in trees—books in the running brooks— Sermons in stones—and good in every thing." Accustomed to... | |
 | 1831 - 502 pàgines
...straining for effect — luxuriating in the beautiful and the grand of external nature— unceasingly finding " tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing." We know none whom we have 'more reason to esteem for independent and manly sentiment and reflexion.... | |
 | 1835 - 508 pàgines
...has once imbibed a taste for knowledge, especially for scientific inquiry, and has acquired the habit of applying its principles readily to the cases which...inexhaustible source of pure and exciting contemplations. "Accustomed," says one, "to trace the operation of general causes, and the exemplification of general... | |
 | 1837 - 538 pàgines
...SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY. A MIND which has once imbibed a taste for scientific inquiry, and has learut the habit of applying its principles readily to the cases which...finding — Tongues in trees — books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones — and good in everything. Accustomed to trace the operation of general... | |
 | Herbert Mayo - 1838 - 360 pàgines
...furnish. "A. mind, which has once imbibed a taste for scientific inquiry, and has learnt the habit of applying its principles readily to the cases which...describes a contemplative man as finding— Tongues in trees,—books in the running brooks,— Sermons in btones,—and good in everything. Accustomed to... | |
 | 536 pàgines
...SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY. A MIND which has once imbibed a taste for scientific inquiry, and has learnt the habit of applying its principles readily to the cases which...contemplative man as finding — Tongues in trees — books in running brooks, Sermons in stones — and good in everything. Accustomed to trace the operation of... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1846 - 396 pàgines
...its votaries. A mind which has once imbibed a taste for scientific enquiry, and has learnt the habit of applying its principles readily to the cases which...finding " Tongues in trees — books in the running brooks — Sermons in stouts —ami good in every thing." Accustomed to trace the operation of general... | |
 | James Booth - 1846 - 172 pàgines
...its votaries. A mind which has once imbibed a taste for scientific inquiry, and has learnt the habit of applying its principles readily to the cases which...inexhaustible source of pure and exciting contemplations. Accustomed to trace the operation of general causes, and the exemplification of general laws, in circumstances... | |
 | Charles Foote Gower - 1847 - 208 pàgines
...habit of applying its principles readily to tbe cases which occur, has within itself an inexbaustible source of pure and exciting contemplations : one would...view, when he describes a contemplative man as finding ' Tongnes in trees— books in tlie running brooks, Sermons in stones — and good in every thing.'... | |
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