 Jacob's ladder from earth to mysterious altitudes above the earth. All the steps of knowledge, from first to last, carry you further on the same plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth : whereas, the very first step...  The North British review - Página 3031848Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1848 - 602 páginas
...whereas, the very first stop in power is a flight — is an ascending into another clement where earth rs forgotten. Were it not that human sensibilities are...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 310 páginas
...plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth : whereas, the \eryjirst step in power is a flight — is an ascending into...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 312 páginas
...plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth : whereas, the vcryfrst step in power is a flight — is an ascending into...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &,c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 320 páginas
...plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth : whereas, the \eryjirst step in power is a flight — is an ascending into...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 320 páginas
...plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth : whereas, the very first step in power is a flight — is an ascending into...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
 | Henry Giles - 1854 - 372 páginas
...plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth ; whereas the very first step in power is a flight, is an ascending, into another element, where earth is forgotten." Sight, after all, is only a faculty of guidance. Motion, work, or play demands the exercise of power... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 366 páginas
...ancient level of earth : whereas, the very first step in power is a flight—is an ascending movement into another element where earth is forgotten. Were...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 364 páginas
...ancient level of earth : whereas, the very first step in power is a flight — is an ascending movement into another element where earth is forgotten. Were...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 364 páginas
...ancient level of earth : whereas, the very first step in power is a flight—is an ascending movement into another element where earth is forgotten. Were...by the great phenomena of infancy, or of real life aa it moves through chance uud change, or of literature as it recombines these elements in the mimicries... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 362 páginas
...ancient level of earth : whereas, the very^rtf step in power is a flight — is an ascending movement into another element where earth is forgotten. Were...through chance and change, or of literature as it recombines these elements iu the mimicries of poetry, romance, &c., it is certain that, like any animal... | |
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