 | 1822 - 494 lehte
...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 ordinary,... | |
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 lehte
...but, as to myself, I seem to have heen 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 groat ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." Tue following singular am} truly whimsical amende... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 574 lehte
...but, as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the ma-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocetm of 'J'ru'li lay all undiscovered before me." See Spence's Anecdote*, by SW Singer, page 54. terial... | |
 | 1880 - 374 lehte
...thee." 'ffcrto fot Rtoto in part." f"I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seein to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting himself with now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst a great ocean... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 584 lehte
...discoveries in Natural Philosophy. " I dont 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 •hell than ordinary, whiLit the great... | |
 | John Thomas James (bp. of Calcutta.) - 1825 - 416 lehte
...have said, a little before his death, ' 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... | |
 | William Malkin - 1825 - 504 lehte
...with piety and humility he exclaimed, " 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... | |
 | Walter Savage Landor - 1826 - 660 lehte
...poetry. CHATHAM. His words are these : " 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 seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 540 lehte
...Sir Isaac Newton : " I don't know," said the sage, " 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 ordinary, whilst the great... | |
 | 1832 - 442 lehte
...he finely said, a short time before his death, " 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... | |
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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 seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth... 
