 Sir," said he, •" you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic sciences ctn perform. I have been long of opinion, that instead of the tardy conveyance of ships and chariots, man might use the swifter migration of wings ; that the fields of air...  Works - Seite 297von Samuel Johnson - 1811Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 452 Seiten
...higher honours. "Sir," said he, "you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic .sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion, that instead...swifter migration of wings; that the fields of air open to knowledge, and that only ignorance and idleness need crawl upon the ground." This hint rekindled... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1860 - 250 Seiten
...higher honours. " Sir," said he, " you hare seen but a small part of what the mechanic sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion, that instead...ignorance and idleness need crawl upon the ground." 59 Thia hint rekindled the prince's desire of passing the mountains : having seen what the mechanist... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1887 - 216 Seiten
...higher honours. ' Sir,' said he, ' you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion, that instead...migration of wings ; that the fields of air are open to knowJy. ledge, and that only ignorance and idleness need crawl upon I/ the ground.' This hint rekindled... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1891 - 286 Seiten
...higher honors. " Sir," said he, " you have seen 5 but a small part of what the mechanic sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion, that instead...chariots, man might use the swifter migration of wings ; tfrat the fields of air are open to knowledge, and that only ignorance and 10 idleness need crawl... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1895 - 252 Seiten
...higher honors. "Sir," said he, "you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic sciences 10 can perform. I have been long of opinion that, instead...ignorance and idleness need crawl upon the ground." 15 This hint rekindled the prince's desire of passing the mountains; and having seen what the mechanist... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1895 - 660 Seiten
...higher honours. " Sir," said he, " you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion, that instead...and chariots, man might use the swifter migration of wihgs ; that the fields of air are open to knowledge, and that only ignorance and idleness need crawl... | |
 | Edwin Anderson Alderman - 1907 - 284 Seiten
...higher honors. " Sir," said he, " you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion that instead...ignorance and idleness need crawl upon the ground." 129 This hint rekindled the prince's desire of passing the mountains; having seen what the mechanic... | |
 | Lord Montagu - 1907 - 140 Seiten
...the master, 'You have seen but a small part of what the mechanic arts can perform. I have long been of opinion that instead of the tardy conveyance of...ignorance and idleness need crawl upon the ground.' " ' The labour of rising from the ground will be great,' said the artist, ' as we see it in the heavier... | |
 | 1909 - 672 Seiten
...substance of chapter vi. is ' A Dissertation on the Art of Flying. ' A passage is worth quoting : — "I have been long of opinion, that instead of the...the swifter migration of wings; that the fields of the air are open to knowledge, and that only ignorance and idleness need crawl upon the ground. ' Boswell... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1909 - 204 Seiten
...higher honours. " Sir," said he, " you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion that, instead...and chariots, man might use the swifter migration of winga, that the fields of air are open to knowledge, and that only ignorance and idleness need crawl... | |
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