 | Thomas Dick - Future life - 1829 - 308 pages
...which can engage the attention of the human mind, — and yet he declared, a little before his death, " I do not know what I may appear to the world, but...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,... | |
 | Thomas Dick - Religion and science - 1829 - 414 pages
...countrymen had not been more jealous of his honor than he was himself. He said, a little before his death, " I do not know what I may appear to the world, but...I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea shoie, and diverting myself in now and then rinding a prettier pebble or shell than ordinary, whilst... | |
 | John Whitecross - Congregational churches - 1830 - 196 pages
...all verv good. Sir Isaac Newton said, a little before his death, "I do not know what I may af pear to the world ; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sen-shore, and diverting myself; now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than ordinary,... | |
 | John Nelson (Primitive Methodist preacher.) - Sermons, English - 1830 - 454 pages
...to a more extensive and fruitful field. When Sir Isaac Newton had .nearly reached the close of life, he said, "I do not know what I may appear to the world, but, to myself, I »eem only like a boy playing on the sea shore, and diverting himself in now and then finding a pebble... | |
 | Asa Dodge Smith - Christian life - 1832 - 274 pages
...have reason to feel, that you know but little. Said Sir Isaac Newton, not long before his death, " I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea shore, diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or prettier shell than ordinary,... | |
 | 1832 - 240 pages
...SIR ISAAC NEWTON said, a little before his death, " I do not know what I may appear to the rest of the world, but 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... | |
 | Thomas Allen - Lincolnshire (England) - 1834 - 430 pages
...Sir Isaac Newton, a little before he died, said—"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 now and then by finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell thanordinary,... | |
 | William Woodley (C.R.N.) - Solar system - 1834 - 100 pages
...if ho were just then only in the close of his life emerging from the darkness of inherited error,) "I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I saem to have been only like a boy playing upon the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then... | |
 | Englishmen - 1835 - 476 pages
...mighty realm of nature. A litt!' before his death, Dr Pemberton tells us, he observed : " I do not Luov what I may appear to the world ; but to myself I seem to have bet и only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in no» and then finding a smoother... | |
 | John Clunie - 1836 - 80 pages
...distinguished and brilliant talents ; so that just before his death, he uttered this sublime sentiment, — " I do not know what I may appear to the world, but...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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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 ocean of truth... 
