 Yet by some such fortuitous liquefaction was mankind taught to procure a body at once in a high degree solid and transparent, which might admit the light of the sun, and exclude the violence of the wind; which might extend the sight of the philosopher...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 55by Samuel Johnson - 1806Full view - About this book
 | William Henry Wills - 1860 - 492 pages
...procure a body at once in a high degree solid and transparent, which might admit the light of the sun, and exclude the violence of the wind; which might...charm him at one time with the unbounded extent of che material creation, and at another with the endless subordination of animal life : and, what is... | |
 | 1861 - 876 pages
...procure a body, at once in a high degree solid and transparent, which might admit the light of the sun and exclude the violence of the wind ; which might...might supply the decays of nature, and succour old nge with subsidiary eight." Thus was the first artificer in glass employed, though without his knowledge,... | |
 | Albert James Bernays - 1866 - 428 pages
...procure a body at once in a high degree solid and transparent, which might admit the light of the sun and exclude the violence of the wind ; which might...and, what is yet of more importance, might supply the decay of nature and succor old age with subsidiary sight. Thus was the first artificer of glass employed,... | |
 | James Burton (schoolmaster.) - 1868 - 216 pages
...procure a body, at once, in high degree solid and transparent, which might admit the light of the sun, and exclude the violence of the wind, which might...endless subordination of animal life ; and what is of y et more importance might supply the decays of nature, and succour old age with subsidiary sight.... | |
 | Albert James Bernays - 1869 - 366 pages
...procure a body at once in a high degree solid and transparent, which might admit the light of the sun and exclude the violence of the wind ; which might...and, what is yet of more importance, might supply the decay of nature and succour old age with subsidiary sight. Thus was the first artificer of glass employed,... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1871 - 200 pages
...produce a body at once in a high degree solid and transparent, which might admit the light of the sun, and exclude the violence of the wind ; which might...more importance, might supply the decays of nature with subsidiary sight. Thus was the first artificer in glass employed, though .without his own knowledge... | |
 | Alexander Nesbitt - 1873 - 168 pages
...procure a body at once in a high degree solid and transparent, which might admit the light of the sun and exclude the violence of the wind, which might...and, what is yet of more importance, might supply the decay of nature and succour old age with subsidiary sight. Thus was the first artificer of glass employed,... | |
 | 1878 - 620 pages
...procure a body at once in a high degree solid and transparent, which nr.ght admit the light of the sun and exclude the violence of the wind ; which might...of animal life, and what is yet of more importance, to supply the decays of nature and succor old age with subsidiary sight. Thus was the first artificer... | |
 | Arthur B. Davison - 1880 - 396 pages
...procure a body at once in a high degree solid and transparent, which might admit the light of the sun, and exclude the violence of the wind ; which might extend the sight of the philosopher to newranges of existence, and charm him at one time with the unbounded extent of the material creation,... | |
 | Financial reform assoc - 1885 - 514 pages
...to produce a body, at once in a degree solid and transparent, which might admit the light of the sun and exclude the violence of the wind; which might...charm him at one time with the unbounded extent of tbe material creation, and at another with the endless subordination of animal life ; and, what is... | |
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