 | 1809 - 604 pages
...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 pages
...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 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... | |
 | 1822 - 850 pages
...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...sea-shore, and diverting myself, in now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than ordinary, wfaiht the great ocean of truth lay undiscovered... | |
 | 1820 - 760 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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...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 lay all undiscovered... | |
 | Joseph Spence - 1820 - 324 pages
...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...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 lay all undiscovered... | |
 | Joseph Spence - 1820 - 322 pages
...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, and 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... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...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... | |
 | 1879 - 1042 pages
...great philosopher himself think on this subject ? The utterance of his closing days is well known : ' I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...seashore, and 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... | |
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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... 
