In all things that from her sweet influence Might tend to wean him. Therefore with her hues, Her forms, and with the spirit of her forms, He clothed the nakedness of austere truth. While yet he lingered in the rudiments Of science, and among her simplest... The Recreations of Christopher North - Page 105by John Wilson - 1858 - 307 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Wordsworth - 1814 - 476 pages
...lingered in the rudiments Of science, and among her simplest laws, His triangles — they were the stars of heaven, The silent stars ! Oft did he take delight To measure th' altitude of some tall crag Which is the eagle's birth-place, or some peak Familiar with forgotten... | |
| 1838 - 884 pages
...involved in lines and numbers — that your triangles were the stars of heaven — and that you often took delight " to measure the altitude of some tall crag that is the eagle's hirthplace." Had you ever a quadrant or theodolite for this last operation ? I doubt it, and as to... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1827 - 456 pages
...linger'd in the rudiments Of science, and among her simplest laws, . His triangles — they were the stars of heaven, The silent stars ! Oft did he take delight To measure th' altitude of some tall crag That is the eagle's birth-place, or some peak Familiar with forgotten... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1836 - 398 pages
...lingered in the rudiments Of science, and among her simplest laws, His triangles — they were the stars of heaven, The silent stars ! Oft did he take...of some tall crag That is the eagle's birth-place, or some peak Familiar with forgotten years, that shows Inscribed, as with the silence of the thought,... | |
| 1838 - 876 pages
...he lingeredin the rudiments Of science, and among her simplest laws, His triangles — they were the stars of Heaven. The silent stars ! oft did he take...— and when a student in Jemmy Millar's class, we could have given you the altitude of any steeple in Glasgow or the Gorbals. Like the Pedlar, in a small... | |
| William Howitt - 1838 - 428 pages
...lingered in the rudiments Of science, and among her simplest laws : His triangles — they were the stars of heaven, The silent stars ! Oft did he take...of some tall crag That is the eagle's birth-place, or some peak Familiar with forgotten years. In dreams, in study, and in ardent thought, Thus was he... | |
| William Howitt - 1838 - 448 pages
...lingered in the rudiments Of science, and among her simplest laws : His triangles — they were the stars of heaven, The silent stars ! Oft did he take...of some tall crag That is the eagle's birth-place, or some peak Familiar with forgotten years. In dreams, in study, and in ardent thought, Thus was he... | |
| John Aikin - 1838 - 750 pages
...he linger'd in the rudiments Of science, and among her simplest laws, His triangles—they were the stars of heaven, The silent stars ! Oft did he take delight To measure the altitude of some small crag That is the eagle's hirthplace, or some peak Familiar with forgotten years, that shows Inscribed,... | |
| John Aikin - 1838 - 796 pages
...linger'd in the rudiments Of science, and among her simplest laws, His triangles — they were the an' chase thee, Wi' murdering pattle ! I'm truly sorry man's dominion Has broken nature's s small crag That is the eagle's hirthplace, or some peak Familiar with forgotten years, that shows Inscrihed,... | |
| 1838 - 938 pages
...lingered in the rudiments Of science, and among her simplest laws, His triangles — they were the stars of Heaven. The silent stars ! oft did he take delight To measure the altitude of some tail crag, That is the eagle's birthplace," &c. So it was with us. Give us but a base and a quadrant... | |
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