 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 520 pages
...but what is it? What made it? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science that would hide from us the great...infinitude of Nescience, whither we can never penetrate. 8 LECTURES ON HEROES. on which all science swims as a mere superficial film. This world, after all... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - English essays - 1846 - 490 pages
...what is it ? What made it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science that would hide from us the great deep saered infinitude of Nescience, whither we can never penetrate, on which all science swims as a mere... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Heroes - 1849 - 260 pages
...what is it ? What made it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science that would hide from us the great deep sacred infinitude of Neecience, whither we can never penetrate, on which all science swims as a mere superficial film. This... | |
 | Mariner - Bible - 1851 - 86 pages
...silk; but what is it? What made it? Whence comes it? Whither goes it? Science has done much for us; but it is a poor science that would hide from us the great,...can never penetrate, — on which all science swims a mere superficial film. This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; — wonderful,... | |
 | 1856 - 504 pages
...but what is it ? What made it ? Whence conies .whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science that would hide from us the great,...This world, after all our science and sciences, is si ill a miracle — wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more— to whosoever will think of it. Or... | |
 | 1853 - 638 pages
...bottom, we do not yet know ; we can never know at all We call that fire of the black thunder-cloud of nescience, whither we can never penetrate, on which...magical and more, to whosoever will think of it."* We cheerfully admit, that man's daily necessities have acted as a stimulus to the advancement of physical... | |
 | Joseph B. Gross - Mythology - 1856 - 414 pages
...lohat is it ? What made it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science that would hide from us the great,...miracle ; wonderful, inscrutable, magical, and more to whomsoever will 1,>iii/;,' of it." In the animal kingdom, especially, primeval man presumes he sees... | |
 | Alexander Bain - Consciousness - 1859 - 702 pages
...? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science that would hide from ua the great deep sacred infinitude of Nescience, whither...which all science swims as a mere superficial film. Thii world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable, magical... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1860 - 384 pages
...but what is it ? What made it ? Whence comes ? whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science that would hide from us the great,...magical and more — to whosoever will think of it. Lectures on Heroes, p. 11. WHAT IS MADNESS. Witchcraft, and all manner of Spectre-work, and Demonology,... | |
 | Alexander Bain - Emotions - 1865 - 660 pages
...and silk ; but what is it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science that would hide from us the great, deep, sacred infinitude of Nescience, whither wo can never penetrate, on which all science swims as a mere superficial film. This world, after all... | |
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We call that fire of the black thunder-cloud ' electricity,' and lecture learnedly about it, and grind the like of it out of glass and silk: but what is it ? What made it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a... 
