 ... the world, the effects of which, 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 and calculator of numbers, as adapted to practical purposes,...  Harry and Lucy: with Other Tales - Page 386by Maria Edgeworth - 1842Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - Monastic and religious life - 1820 - 344 pages
...this whole passage refers to Mr Watt's improvements on the steam-engine. not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers...— but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned of Northern literati, men not less tenacious,... | |
 | Walter Scott - Scotland - 1820 - 348 pages
...this whole passage refers to Mr Watt's improvements on the steam-engine. not only the most profound mm of science, the most successful combiner of powers...— but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned of Northern literati, men not less tenacious,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1820 - 290 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...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... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 572 pages
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 | William Thomas Brande - 1821 - 506 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...well-informed, but one of the best and kindest of human beings. In his eighty-fourth year his attention was at every one's question, his information at every one's... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1821 - 682 pages
...they already are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt, and who was not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers, and calculator of numbers, as adapted to general purposes — was not only one of the most generally well informed, but one of the best and... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1822 - 552 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...— but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned of Northern literati, men not less tenacious,... | |
 | 1823 - 228 pages
...already are , are perhaps only icow beginning to be felt, and •who was not only the most profound man of science , the most successful combiner of powers , and calculator of numbers as adapted to general purposes , was not only one of the most generally well informed , but one of the best and kindest... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - Architecture - 1825 - 352 pages
...This potent com* mander of the elements — this abridger of time and ipace — this magician, whose cloudy machinery has produced a change in the world,...purposes ; was not only one of the most generally well informed, but one of the best and kindest of human beings.' " Several gentlemen, who had been... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - Architecture - 1825 - 358 pages
...This potent commander of the elements — this abridger of time aud space — this magician, whose cloudy machinery has produced a change in the world,...purposes ; was not only one of the most generally well informed, but one of • the best and kindest of human beings.' " Several gentlemen, who had been... | |
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