 | Samuel Lucas - 1860 - 368 pages
...extraordinify as tbey are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt — was not only the most profound man of science — the most successful combiner of...purposes — was not only one of the most generally well-informed, but one of the best and kindest of human beings. His talents and fancy overflowed on... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1860 - 374 pages
...extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt — was not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers...purposes, — was not only one of the most generally well-informed, — but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the... | |
 | 1861 - 296 pages
...extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only beginning to be felt — was not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers,...purposes — was not only one of the most generally we.l-informed, but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1864 - 332 pages
...extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt — was not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers...purposes, — was not only one of the most generally well-informed, — but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pages
...extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt— was nut oujy the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers...practical purposes, was not only one of the most generally well-informed, but one of the best and kindest ot human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little... | |
 | 1865 - 976 pages
...potent commander of the elements — this abridger of time and space — was not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner 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... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1865 - 556 pages
...felt,—was not only the most profound man of 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, but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little... | |
 | John Blaikie - 1868 - 336 pages
...felt, was perhaps not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of power 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 of human beings !" Sir Richard Arkwright commenced life... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1870 - 460 pages
...extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt — was not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers...purposes, — was not only one of the most generally well-informed, — but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1871 - 530 pages
...extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only beginning to be felt — was not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers,...informed, but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band of northern literati. Methinks I yet see and hear what... | |
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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... 
