Who, when he saw the first sand or ashes, by a casual intenseness of heat, melted into a metalline form, rugged with excrescences, and clouded with impurities, would have imagined, that in this shapeless lump lay concealed so many conveniencies of life,... Journal of Science and the Arts - Pagina 3631818Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| 1806 - 348 pagine
...consider from what unpromising beginnings the most useful productions of art have probably arisen. Who, when he saw the first sand or ashes, by a casual...that in this shapeless lump lay concealed so many conveniencies of life, as would in time constitute a great part of the happiness of the world ? Yet... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 pagine
...consider from what unpromising beginnings the most useful productions of art have probably arisen. Who, when he saw the first sand or ashes, by a casual...that in this shapeless lump lay concealed so many conveniencies of life, as would in time constitute a great part of the happiness of the world ? Yet... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 372 pagine
...consider from what unpromising beginnings the most useful productions of art have probably arisen. Who, when he saw the first sand or ashes, by a casual...impurities, would have imagined, that in this shapeless lump laj concealed so many conveniences of life, as would in time constitute a great part of the happiness... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 352 pagine
...have probablv arisen. Who, when he saw the first VOL. I. " E sand or ashes, by a casual intcnseness of heat melted into a metalline form, rugged with...that in this shapeless lump lay concealed so many conveniencies of life, as would in time constitute a great part of the happiness of the world? Yet... | |
| 1810 - 464 pagine
...consider from what unpromising beginnings the most useful productions of art have probably arisen. Who, when he saw the first sand or ashes, by a casual...that in this shapeless lump lay concealed so many conveniencies of life, as would in time constitute a great part of the happiness of the world ? Yet... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pagine
...consider from what unpromising beginnings the most useful productions of art have probably arisen. Who, when he saw the first sand or ashes, by a casual...rugged with excrescences, and clouded with impurities-, wonld have imagined, that in this shapeless lump lay concealed so many conveniencies of life, as would... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pagine
...consider from what unpromising beginnings the most useful productions of art have probably arisen. Who, when he saw the first sand or ashes, by a casual...of heat, melted Into a metalline form, rugged with excrescenses, and clouded •with impurities, would have imagined, that in this shapeless lump lay... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 pagine
...consider from what unpromising beginnings the most useful productions' of art have probably arisen. Who, when he saw the first sand or ashes, by a casual...of heat, melted into a metalline form, rugged with excrescenses, and clouded with impurities, would have imagined, that in this shapeless lump lay concealed... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 368 pagine
...consider from what unpromising beginnings the most useful productions of art have probably arisen. Who, when he saw the first sand or ashes, by a casual...that in this shapeless lump lay concealed so many conveniencies of life, as would in time constitute a great part of the happiness of the world ? Yet... | |
| 1819 - 452 pagine
...consider from what unpromising beginnings the most useful productions of art have probably arisen. Who, when he saw the first sand or ashes, by a casual...of heat, melted into a metalline form, rugged with excrescencics, and clouded with impurities, would have imagined that in this shapeless lump lay concealed... | |
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