 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 Family Library (Harper). - Pàgina 3001845Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1809 - 604 pàgines
...his acquirements, we may see from the following note. ' Sir Isaac said a little before his death, «' I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...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... | |
 | 1820 - 544 pàgines
...before he died, said, ' I don't know what I may seem to the world; but as to myself, I seem to hare been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and...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.' —... | |
 | 1822 - 850 pàgines
...We are informed, by his particular friend Air Conduit, that, a little before his death, he said, ' I do not know what I may appear to the world, but...myself, in now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than ordinary, wfaiht the great ocean of truth lay undiscovered before me." This assertion... | |
 | 1820 - 760 pàgines
...Sir Issue 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 have been only like a boy playing on the sen. shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a. smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
 | 1820 - 856 pàgines
...Isaac NeWibn, a littte before he died, said, " I don't know what I may seem to th'e world ; but; as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea shore, and diverting myself in now and then miding asmoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary,... | |
 | Joseph Spence - 1820 - 318 pàgines
...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 have been only like a boy playing...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." —... | |
 | Joseph Spence - 1820 - 324 pàgines
...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 have been only like a boy playing...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." —... | |
 | Joseph Spence - 1820 - 322 pàgines
...Organum, has laid down the whole method that Descartes afterwards followed.—Lord Bolingbroke. NEWTON. have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore,...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."— Ramsay.... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pàgines
...ISAAC NEWTON, a" little before he died, said, ' I don't know what 1 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 and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1822 - 940 pàgines
...See the queries subjoined to Newton's Optics. • | Sir Isaac said a little before his death, • • I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...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." MSS.... | |
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