Jacob's ladder from earth to mysterious altitudes above the earth. All the steps of knowledge, from first to last, carry you further on the same plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth : whereas, the very first step... The North British review - Seite 3031848Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1848 - 602 Seiten
...whereas, the very first stop in power is a flight — is an ascending into another clement where earth rs forgotten. Were it not that human sensibilities are...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 310 Seiten
...plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth : whereas, the \eryjirst step in power is a flight — is an ascending into...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 312 Seiten
...plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth : whereas, the vcryfrst step in power is a flight — is an ascending into...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &,c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 320 Seiten
...plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth : whereas, the \eryjirst step in power is a flight — is an ascending into...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 320 Seiten
...plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth : whereas, the very first step in power is a flight — is an ascending into...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
| Henry Giles - 1854 - 372 Seiten
...plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth ; whereas the very first step in power is a flight, is an ascending, into another element, where earth is forgotten." Sight, after all, is only a faculty of guidance. Motion, work, or play demands the exercise of power... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 366 Seiten
...ancient level of earth : whereas, the very first step in power is a flight—is an ascending movement into another element where earth is forgotten. Were...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 368 Seiten
...ancient level of earth : whereas, the very first step in power is a flight — is an ascending movement into another element where earth is forgotten. Were...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 364 Seiten
...ancient level of earth : whereas, the very first step in power is a flight—is an ascending movement into another element where earth is forgotten. Were...by the great phenomena of infancy, or of real life aa it moves through chance uud change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 362 Seiten
...ancient level of earth : whereas, the very^rtf step in power is a flight — is an ascending movement into another element where earth is forgotten. Were...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements iu the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
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