American Library of Useful Knowledge, Volume 1Stimpson and Clapp, 1831 - Science |
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Page 47
... ancients discovered many things , but they left many things also to be discovered ; and this , as a general truth , is what our posterity , a thousand years hence , will be able to say , doubtless , when we and our generation shall be ...
... ancients discovered many things , but they left many things also to be discovered ; and this , as a general truth , is what our posterity , a thousand years hence , will be able to say , doubtless , when we and our generation shall be ...
Page 48
... ancient knowledge would appear to us to have been ade- quate , and which seem quite obvious , are yet of late origin . The application of water , for example , to turn a mill , is a thing not known to have been accomplished at all in ...
... ancient knowledge would appear to us to have been ade- quate , and which seem quite obvious , are yet of late origin . The application of water , for example , to turn a mill , is a thing not known to have been accomplished at all in ...
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... ancient , but because its use , and the pleasure which it has been found capable of giving to the mind , through the eye , in ancient times , and modern times , and all civilized times , prove that its principles are well founded , and ...
... ancient , but because its use , and the pleasure which it has been found capable of giving to the mind , through the eye , in ancient times , and modern times , and all civilized times , prove that its principles are well founded , and ...
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... grandeur , its main use would seem to be sacred . It had its origin , indeed , in eccle- siastical architecture . Its evident design was to surpass the ancient orders , by the size of the structure WEBSTER'S LECTURE . 55.
... grandeur , its main use would seem to be sacred . It had its origin , indeed , in eccle- siastical architecture . Its evident design was to surpass the ancient orders , by the size of the structure WEBSTER'S LECTURE . 55.
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the ancient orders , by the size of the structure and its far greater heights ; to excite perceptions of beauty , by the branching traceries and the gorgeous tabernacles within ; and to inspire religious awe and reverence by the lofty ...
the ancient orders , by the size of the structure and its far greater heights ; to excite perceptions of beauty , by the branching traceries and the gorgeous tabernacles within ; and to inspire religious awe and reverence by the lofty ...
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