 This potent commander of the elements — this abridger of time and space — this magician, whose cloudy machinery has produced a change on the world, the effects of which, extraordinary as they are, are, perhaps, only now beginning to be felt — was...  Waverley Novels: The monastery - Page 40by Sir Walter Scott, George Cruikshank - 1877Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Osmund Summers - 1856 - 188 pages
...are, perhaps are only now beginning to be felt—was not only the most profound man of science—the most successful combiner of powers and calculator...purposes—was not only one of the most generally well-informed, but one of the kindest of human beings. " There he stood, surrounded by the little band... | |
 | James Patrrick Muirhead - 1859
...the effects of which, extraordinary as they are, are, perhaps, only now beginning to be felt — was not only the most profound man of science — the...and calculator of numbers, as adapted to practical purposes — was not only one of the most generally wellinformed, but one of the best and kindest of... | |
 | James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 572 pages
...profound man of science — * Milton's ' Comus,' 1. 3. t Character of Watt ; see pp. 515, 516, infrh. " the most successful combiner of powers, and calculator of " numbers, as adapted to practical purposes — was not only " one of the most generally well-informed, but one of the " beat and kindest... | |
 | Samuel Lucas - 1860
...the effects of which, extraordinify as tbey are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt — was not only the most profound man of science — the...and calculator of numbers,. as adapted to practical purposes — was not only one of the most generally well-informed, but one of the best and kindest... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1860
...the effects of which, extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt — was not only the most profound man of science, the most...and calculator of numbers, as adapted to practical purposes, — was not only one of the most generally well-informed, — but one of the best and kindest... | |
 | Children's stories - 1861 - 264 pages
...world, the effects of which, extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only beginning to be felt — was not only the most profound man of science, the most...and calculator of numbers, as adapted to practical purposes — was not only one of the most generally we.l-informed, but one of the best and kindest... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1856
...the effects of which, extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt — was not only the most profound man of science, the most...and calculator of numbers as adapted to practical purposes, — was not only one of the most generally well-informed, — but one of the best and kindest... | |
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...effects of which, extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt— was nut oujy the most profound man of science, the most successful...and calculator of numbers as adapted to practical purposes, was not only one of the most generally well-informed, but one of the best and kindest ot... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - Technology & Engineering - 1865
...Scott,—" this abridger of time and space, this magician, whose cloudy machinery has produced a change in the world, the effects of which, extraordinary as...science, the most successful combiner of powers, and combiner of numbers, as adapted to practical purposes, —was not only. one of the most generally well-informed,... | |
 | 1865
...(Srcat fSen— Samcs ''Tins potent commander of the elements — this abridger of time and space — was not only the most profound man of science, the most...of powers, and calculator of numbers as adapted to practieal purposes, — was not only one of the most generally well-informed but one of the best and... | |
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