 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 seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth...  The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 2301809Full view - About this book
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...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 lay all undiscovered before me.' — Rnnuay. Ti not at all improbable that Sir Isaac Newton, though so great... | |
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...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 lay all undiscovered before me."— RAMSAY. " Hir Isaac Newton, though so deep in algebra and fluxions, could... | |
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...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 lay all undiscovered before me." — Ramsay. 'Tis not at all improbable that Sir Isaac Newton, though so great... | |
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...ouly like a boy plaving on tiic 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 lay all undiscovered before me." — llamtay. 'Tis not at all improbable that Sir Isaac Newton, though so great... | |
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...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 lay all undiscovered before me.' ' ' , THE ENGLISH MONTHS. — FEBRUARY. WINTER seldom leaves us during this... | |
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...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 lay all undiscovered before me." — Ramsay. 'Tis not at all improbable that Sir Isaac Newton, though so great... | |
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...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...truth lay all undiscovered before me." MSS. Conduitt. \ye The following inscription has been placed by Mr. Tumor on a stone tablet in Colsterworth church... | |
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