 | 1809 - 604 pages
...sublime philosopher himself estimated his acquirements, we may see from the following note. ' Sir Isaac said a little before his death, «' I do not know...ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." MSS. Conduitt. Newton begins his first letter to Dr, Bentley, in 1692, thus... | |
 | 1820 - 544 pages
...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 before me.' — Rnnuay. Ti not at all improbable that Sir Isaac Newton, though so great... | |
 | 1820 - 774 pages
...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 before me."— RAMSAY. " Hir Isaac Newton, though so deep in algebra and fluxions, could... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...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...of truth lay all undiscovered before me.' ' ' , THE ENGLISH MONTHS. — FEBRUARY. WINTER seldom leaves us during this month. We have frequently frost and... | |
 | 1820 - 866 pages
...ouly like a boy plaving on tiic 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 before me." — llamtay. 'Tis not at all improbable that Sir Isaac Newton, though so great... | |
 | Joseph Spence - 1820 - 318 pages
...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 before me." — Ramsay. 'Tis not at all improbable that Sir Isaac Newton, though so great... | |
 | Joseph Spence - 1820 - 324 pages
...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 before me." — Ramsay. 'Tis not at all improbable that Sir Isaac Newton, though so great... | |
 | 1879 - 1042 pages
...been only like a boy playing on the 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 before me.' Is not the infinite greatness of the soul expressed in such a sentiment as... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1822 - 940 pages
...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 before me." MSS. Conduitt. \ye The following inscription has been placed by Mr. Tumor... | |
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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 seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth... 
