 | Thomas Dick - 1836 - 682 страници
...which can engage the attention of the human mind,—and yet he declared, a Unie 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 play ing on the aea shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a pebble or a prettier... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 256 страници
...the whole mighty realm of nature. A little before his death, Dr Pemberton tells us, he observed : " 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... | |
 | John Clunie - 1836 - 80 страници
...distinguished and brilliant talents ; so that just before his death, he uttered this sublime 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, diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or prettier... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1836 - 652 страници
...the applauses of the world ; but declaring, with that angelic modesty which marked his character, ' 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 finding now and then a pebble, or a prettier... | |
 | Patrick Murphy - 1836 - 308 страници
...materially to contribute. " I do not know," said the illustrious Newton, 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 on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a... | |
 | William Chambers - 1837 - 352 страници
...recognised his own littleness; and a short time before 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 on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a... | |
 | James Cleland - 1837 - 172 страници
...lies extended before you." " I know not, said he, at the close of his illustrious career, " I know not what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy, playing on the sea shore, finding sometimes a brighter pebble or a smoother shell than ordinary,... | |
 | James Cleland - 1837 - 172 страници
...lies extended before you." " I know not, said he, at the close of his illustrious career, " I know not what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy, playing on the sea shore, finding sometimes a brighter pebble or a smoother shell than ordinary,... | |
 | 1832 - 698 страници
...modesty and humility of a child, he felt that he had done comparatively little. "I do not know, says he, 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 with now and then finding a smoother pebble or... | |
 | Joseph C. Lovejoy, Owen Lovejoy - 1838 - 398 страници
...was light.' But hear his own estimation of all that he had achieved :—' I do not know,' said he, ' 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... | |
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