The course of Nature's phases, on this our little fraction of a Planet, is partially known to us: but who knows what deeper courses these depend on; what infinitely larger Cycle of causes our little Epicycle revolves on? Critical Miscellanies - Page 229by John Morley - 1871 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Carlyle - 1831 - 294 pages
...and all Experience thereof limits itself to some few computed centuries and measured square-miles. The course of Nature's phases, on this our little...every cranny and pebble, and quality and accident, of its little native Creek may have become familiar : but does the Minnow understand the Ocean Tides... | |
| 1834 - 784 pages
...and all Experience thereof limits itself to some few computed centuries, and measured squaremiles. The course of Nature's phases, on this our little...every cranny and pebble, and quality and accident, of its little native Creek may have become familiar : but does the Minnow understand the Ocean Tides... | |
| 1836 - 708 pages
...and all experience thereof limits itself to some few computed centuries and measured square-miles. The course of Nature's phases, on this our little...what infinitely larger cycle (of causes) our little epieicle revolves on? To the minnow every cranny and pebble, and quality and accident, of its little... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1837 - 322 pages
...and all experience thereof limits itself to some few computed centuries, and measured square-miles. The course of Nature's phases, on this our little...every cranny and pebble, and quality and accident, of its little native creek may have become familiar; but does the minnow understand the ocean-tides... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1838 - 338 pages
...all Experience thereof ' limits itself to some few computed centuries, and mea' sured square-miles. The course of Nature's phases, ' on this our little...' to us : but who knows what deeper courses these de' pend on ; what infinitely larger Cycle (of causes) our ' little Epicycle revolves on ? To the Minnow... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 328 pages
...all Experience thereof ' limits itself to some few computed centuries, and mea' sured square-miles. The course of Nature's phases, ' on this our little...' to us : but who knows what deeper courses these de' pend on ; what infinitely larger Cycle (of causes) our ' little Epicycle revolves on ? To the Minnow... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 324 pages
...fraction of a Planet, is partially known ' to us : but who knows what deeper courses these de' pend on ; what infinitely larger Cycle (of causes) our...every ' cranny and pebble, and quality and accident, of its ' little native Creek may have become familiar : but does ' the Minnow understand the Ocean... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1846 - 490 pages
...and all Experience thereof limits itself to some few com'puted centuries, and measured square miles. The course of ' Nature's phases, on this our little fraction of a Planet, is par' tially known to us : but who knows what deeper courses these ' depend on ; what infinitely larger... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1846 - 260 pages
...tnereof_limits itself to some few com^putea 1 centuries] anj^ffljasjai , fei£.. i go t .uare. miles. The course of ' Nature's phases, on this our little fraction of a Planet, is par' tially known to us : but_who knows what deeper co.urses these 'depend on; what infinitely large.r... | |
| Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1848 - 626 pages
...thee 1 Humility and Faith. Hear the words of one of the most keen-sighted among thy brother men. ' The course of nature's phases on this our little fraction...every cranny and pebble, and quality and accident of its little native creek may have become familiar ; but does the minnow understand the ocean tides... | |
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