| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1806 - 582 lehte
...the globe. Revolutions still more remote appeared in the distance of this extraordinary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time ; and while we listened with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher who was now unfolding to us the... | |
| John Playfait - 1822 - 550 lehte
...distance of this extraordinary perspective. * • For a fuller deduction of the conclusions here referred The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time ; and while we listened with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher who was now unfolding to us the... | |
| John Playfair - 1822 - 552 lehte
...distance of this extraordinary perspective. * » For a fuller deduction of the conclusions here referred The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time ; and while we listened with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher who was now unfolding to us the... | |
| John Playfair - 1822 - 554 lehte
...admiration to the philosopher who . was now unfolding to us the order and series of these wonderful events, we became sensible how much farther reason may sometimes go than imagination can venture to follow. As for the rest, we were truly fortunate in the course we had pursued in this excursion... | |
| George Miller - 1826 - 864 lehte
...the globe. Revolutions still more remote appeared in the distance of this extraordinary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time ; and while we listened with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher who was now unfolding to ui the... | |
| 1837 - 608 lehte
...globe. Revolu' tions still more remote appeared inthedistance of this extraordi' nary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking ' so far into the abyss of time; and while we listened with ear' nestness and admiration to the philosopher who was now un' folding to us... | |
| 1845 - 1006 lehte
...the globe. Revolutions still more remote appeared in the distance of this extraordinary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time ; and, while we listened with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher who was now unfolding to us the... | |
| Thomas M'Crie - 1848 - 610 lehte
...the globe. Revolutions still more remote appeared in the distance of this extraordinary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time ; and while we listened with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher who was unfolding to us the order... | |
| Thomas Lockerby - 1850 - 842 lehte
...the globe. Revolutions still more remote appeared in the distance of this extraordinary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time, while we listened to the philosopher who was unfolding to us the order and seriei of those wonderful... | |
| Sir Charles Lyell - 1851 - 602 lehte
...the globe. Revolutions still more remote appeared in the distance of this extraordinary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time; and while we listened with earnestness and admiration to the philosopher who was now unfolding to us the... | |
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