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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... "
The Canadian Journal of Industry, Science and Art - Page 127
1860
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The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, 16. köide

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1835 - 358 lehte
...uttered this memorable sentiment : — " 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...
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An Address Delivered Before the Literary Societies of ..., 15. köide,4. number

Edward Everett - 1835 - 40 lehte
...modesty which marked his character, " 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 finding now and then a pebble, or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of...
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Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions, 2. köide

Edward Everett - 1836 - 654 lehte
...modesty which marked his character, ' 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 finding now and then a pebble, or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of...
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Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, 7. köide

Englishmen - 1836 - 256 lehte
...Pemberton tells us, he observed : " 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...
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Meteorology: Considered in Its Connexion with Astronomy, Climate, and the ...

Patrick Murphy - 1836 - 308 lehte
...illustrious Newton, 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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Facetiæ Cantabrigienses, by Socius

Richard Gooch - 1836 - 290 lehte
...a little before he expired, — " 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 by now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great...
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The Philosophy of a Future State

Thomas Dick - 1836 - 306 lehte
...declared 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 pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of...
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The path of life

John Clunie - 1836 - 80 lehte
...uttered this sublime sentiment, — " 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, diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or "prettier shell than ordinary, while...
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Materials for thinking, extracted from the works of ancient and modern ...

1837 - 352 lehte
...the spirit of Shakspeare, : — " 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,...himself in now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettyer shell, than ordinary, whilst the great Ocean of Truth lay all undiscovered before me." Buckingham's...
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The Winter Evening Book

William Chambers - 1837 - 352 lehte
...uttered this memorable sentiment: ' 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 90 great...
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