 | International peace society - 232 pages
...lasting, an almost perennial conquest over the powers of nature, by his skill and industry — when I contemplated all this, was it possible for me to avoid...reflections which crowded into my mind — not in admiration of the genius nnd perseverance which he had displayed, or even of the courage which he had... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Great Britain - 1838 - 642 pages
...lasting, an almost perennial conquest over the powers of nature by his skill and his industry, — when I contemplated all this, was it possible for me to avoid...had shown in setting himself against the obstacles that matter had opposed to his course, — no, but the melancholy reflection that whilst all these... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Great Britain - 1838 - 644 pages
...lasting, an almost perennial conquest over the powers of nature by his skill and his industry,—when I contemplated all this, was it possible for me to avoid the reflections which crowded into my mind,—not in praise of man's great deeds—not in admiration of the genius and perseverance which... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Political science - 1839 - 514 pages
...lasting, an almost perennial conquest over the powers of nature by his skill and industry,—when I contemplated all this, was it possible for me to avoid the reflections which crowded into my mind,—not in praise of maa's great deeds,—not in admiration of the genius and perseverance which... | |
 | English literature - 1840 - 760 pages
...an almost ' perennial conquest over the powers of nature by his skill and 'his industry, — when I contemplated all this, was it possible for ' me to...perseverance which he had displayed, or even of the cour' age which he had shown in setting himself against the obstacles ' that matter had opposed to... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Great Britain - 1841 - 630 pages
...lasting, an almost perennial conquest over the powers of nature by his skill and his industry,— when I contemplated all this, was it possible for me to avoid...had shown in setting himself against the obstacles that matter had opposed to his course, — no, but the melancholy reflection that whilst all these... | |
 | John Campbell - Eromanga (Vanuatu) - 1842 - 562 pages
...lasting, an almost perennial conquest over the powers of nature, by his skill and his industry, — when I contemplated all this, was it possible for me to avoid...had shown in setting himself against the obstacles that matter had opposed to his course, — no, but the melancholy reflection, that, whilst all these... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1852 - 1074 pages
...lasting, an almost perennial conquest over the powers of Nature by his skill and industry, — when I contemplated all this, was it possible for me to avoid...which matter had opposed to his course, — no, but, when I reflected that this peaceful, and guiltiest!, and useful triumph over the elements, and over... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 768 pages
...lasting, an almost perennial conquest over the powers of nature by his skill and industry — when I contemplated all this, was it possible for me to avoid...crowded into my mind — not in praise of man's great dceds — not in admiration of the genius and perseveranee which he had displayed, or even of the courage... | |
 | Frederick Smeeton Williams - 1852 - 436 pages
...lasting, an almost perennial conquest over the power of nature, by his skill and industry ; when I contemplated all this, was it possible for me to avoid the reflections which crowded into my mind—not in praise of man's great success; not in admiration of the genius and perseverance he had... | |
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... perpendicular height, — saw the rocks excavated, and the gigantic power of man penetrating through miles of the solid mass, 'and gaining a great, a lasting, an almost perennial conquest over the powers of nature by his skill and... 
