 | 1872 - 708 pages
...mechanical truth " is so much " stranger than airy -fiction," we are whplly prepared to believe that " the natural philosopher of to-day may dwell amid conceptions which beggar those of Milton." After what has been already said, it is useless to comment on this passage, which is as conspicuous... | |
 | 1864 - 632 pages
...is temporarily poured, in passing from its source through infinitude. Presented rightly to the mind, the discoveries and generalisations of modern science...more sublime than has ever yet been addressed to the intellect and imagination of man. The natural philosopher of to-day may dwell amid conceptions which... | |
 | Inga Bryden - 1998 - 176 pages
...running down of the complicated world-machinery. 'Presented rightly to the mind (he instructs us), 'the discoveries and generalisations of modern science constitute a poem more sublime than has been yet addressed to human imagination. The natural philosopher of to-day may dwell amid conceptions... | |
 | Indiana State Medical Association - 1881 - 398 pages
...facts. Tyndall has eloquently said : " Presented rightly to the mind, the discovery and generalization of modern science constitute a poem more sublime than...dwell amid conceptions which beggar those of Milton." The history of medicine in all times shows that there has been a gradual concretion of parts, going... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1863 - 552 pages
...reproaches for doing an injustice. ' Presented rightly to the mind, the ' discoveries and generalizations of modern science constitute a ' poem more sublime than has ever yet been addressed to the in' tellect and imagination of man. The natural philosopher of to' day may dwell amid conceptions which... | |
 | 1867 - 844 pages
...our philosopher tells us, that, " presented rightly to the mind, the discoveries and generalisation of modern science, constitute a poem more sublime than has ever yet been addressed to the intellect and imagination of man. The natural philosopher of to-day may dwell amid conceptions, which... | |
 | Isaac Sharpless, George Morris Philips - 1882 - 324 pages
...alone that keeps the water in a liquid state, and thus allows it to form tides. Tyndall well says, " The natural philosopher of to-day may dwell amid conceptions which beggar those of Milton. Look at the integrated energies of our world, — the stored 1 How is this calculated ? power of our... | |
 | 1881 - 160 pages
...subject an able writer has said : " Presented rightly to the mind the discoveries and generalizations of modern science constitute a poem more sublime than has ever yet addressed the human imagination. The natural philosopher may dwell among the conceptions which may... | |
 | 1908 - 658 pages
...constitute a poem more sublime than has ever yet 3 been addressed to the intellect and imagination of man. The natural * philosopher of to-day may dwell amid conceptions which beggar those & of Milton. So great and grand are they, that, in the contemplation 6 of them, a certain force of... | |
 | New York (State). Department of Public Instruction - 1893 - 1326 pages
...1 Presented rightly to the mind, the discoveries and generalizations of modern science coosd2 tute a poem more sublime than has ever yet been addressed to the intellect amfimighnnVaof 8 man. The natural philosooher of to-day may dwell amid conceptions which... | |
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Still, presented rightly to the mind, the discoveries and generalisations of modern science constitute a poem more sublime than has ever yet been addressed to the imagination. The natural philosopher of to-day may dwell amid conceptions which beggar those... 
