 | 1809 - 604 pages
...his acquirements, we may see from the following note. ' Sir Isaac said a little before his death, «' I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...seem to have been only like a boy, playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself, in now and then finding a pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary,... | |
 | English literature - 1822 - 850 pages
...and fully equal to any thing of the kind on record. " We are informed, by his particular friend Air Conduit, that, a little before his death, he said,...I seem to have 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... | |
 | 1820 - 760 pages
...Sir Issue Newton, a little before he died, said, < I don't know what I may seem to the world ; but as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sen. shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a. smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
 | Joseph Spence - Authors, English - 1820 - 318 pages
...Sir Isaac Newton, a little before he died, said, " I don't know what I may seem to the world; but as to myself, I seem to have 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... | |
 | Joseph Spence - Authors, English - 1820 - 324 pages
...Sir Isaac Newton, a little before he died, said, " I don't know what I may seem to the world; but as to myself, I seem to have 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... | |
 | English literature - 1822 - 852 pages
...believe." This is a most wonderful discovery, and fully equal to any thing of the kind on record. " We are informed, by his particular friend Mr Conduit,...I seem to have 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... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - Authors, English - 1822 - 940 pages
...See the queries subjoined to Newton's Optics. • | Sir Isaac said a little before his death, • • I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...seem to have 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... | |
 | Arminianism - 1879 - 1042 pages
...great philosopher himself think on this subject ? The utterance of his closing days is well known : ' I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...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,... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - Authors, English - 1822 - 934 pages
...meaning-f-." * See the queries subjoined to Newton's Optics. -f Sir Isaac said a little before his death, " 1 do not know what I may appear to the world; but to...seem to have 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... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1822 - 494 pages
...little child." Sir Isaac, it is reported, a little before he died said, " I do not know what I seem to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, arrd diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than... | |
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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 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... 
