 | 1834 - 222 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1834 - 610 pages
...magnificent gift as the human spirit; and the humblest and the poorest may be gratefully proud of a not know what I may appear to the world ; but to myself...sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the vast ocean of truth lay still undiscovered... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1834 - 608 pages
...magnificent gift as the human spirit; and the humblest and the poorest may be gratefully proud of a not know what I may appear to the world ; but to myself...boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself hi now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the vast ocean... | |
 | William Woodley (C.R.N.) - 1834 - 100 pages
...if ho were just then only in the close of his life emerging from the darkness of inherited error,) "I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I saem to have been only like a boy playing upon the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1835 - 460 pages
...which Sir Isaac Newton, a short time before his death, as if with a kindred feeling, thas mentioned : " 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, while the vast ocean of truth lay still undiscovered... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1835 - 358 pages
...o'er your gloomy path. (1) [A short time before his death, he uttered this memorable sentiment : — " 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, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1835 - 40 pages
...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...boy, playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in finding now and then a pebble, or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay... | |
 | Thomas Martin - 1835 - 388 pages
...Isaac Newton, a little while before he died, — ' I know not what I may seem to the world; but, as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing...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... | |
 | Englishmen - 1835 - 476 pages
...mighty realm of nature. A litt!' before his death, Dr Pemberton tells us, he observed : " I do not Luov what I may appear to the world ; but to myself I seem to have bet и only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in no» and then finding a smoother... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 256 pages
...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...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... | |
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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... 
