 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 472 pages
...conveniences of life, as would in time constitute a great part of the happiness of the world ? Yet by some such fortuitous liquefaction was mankind taught to...the light of the sun, and exclude the violence of No. 9. THE RAMBLER. 57 the wind ; which might extend the sight of the philosopher to new ranges of... | |
 | 1831 - 548 pages
...liquefaction, was mankind taught ' to procure a body, at once in a high degree solid and trans( parent, which might admit the light of the sun, and exclude...endless subordination of animal life; 'and what is yot of more importance, might supply the decays 'of nature, and succour old age with subsidiary sight.... | |
 | 1832 - 542 pages
...of life, as would, in 'time, constitute a great part of the happiness of the world ? ' Yet by some such fortuitous liquefaction, was mankind taught 'to...procure a body, at once in a high degree solid and trans' parent, which might admit the light of the sun, and exclude ' the violence of the wind, which... | |
 | 1832 - 540 pages
...of the happiness of the world : • Yet by some such fortuitous liquefaction, was mankind taught 1 to procure a body, at once in a high degree solid and trans' parent, which might admit the light of the sun, and exclude ' the violence of the wind, which... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1833 - 336 pages
...violence of the wind — extends the sight of the philosopher to new ranges of existence, charming him, at one time, with the unbounded extent of the...another, with the endless subordination of animal life — supplies the decay of nature, and succours old age with subsidiary sight; thus facilitating and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...conveniences of life, as would in time constitute a great part of the happiness of the world? Yet by some such fortuitous liquefaction was mankind taught to...material creation, and at another with the endless subordina, tion of animal life ; and, what is yet of more , importance might supply the decays of nature,... | |
 | 1842 - 818 pages
...subsidiary sight ; which extends the view of the philosopher to new ranges of existence, and charms him, at one time, with the unbounded extent of the...another, with the endless subordination of animal life. In the department of the fine arts, likewise, the ntellect has achieved wonders. Its plastic powers... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 pages
...conveniences of life, as would in time constitute a great part of the happiness of the world? Yet by some such fortuitous liquefaction was mankind taught to procure a body at once in n high degree solid and transparent, which might admit the light of the sun, and exclude the violence... | |
 | 1843 - 350 pages
...conveniences of life, as would, in time, constitute a great part of the happiness of the world ? Yet, by some such fortuitous liquefaction, was mankind taught to...endless subordination of animal life ; — and, what is of yet more importance, might supply the decays of nature, and succour old age with subsidiary sight.... | |
 | George Dodd - 1843 - 622 pages
...conveniences of life as would, in time, constitute a great part of the happiness of the world ? Yet, by some such fortuitous liquefaction was mankind taught to...charm him, at one time, with the unbounded extent of material creation, and at another with the endless subordination of animal life ; and, what is of yet... | |
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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... 
