 | Edward Everett - 1840 - 460 pagina’s
...stretched upon the couch from which he will never rise, in his apartment at the Canonry at Frauenberg, in East Prussia. The beams of the setting sun glance...place himself between the window and his bedside, that tho sun's rays may fall upon the precious Volume, and he may behold it once, before his eye grows dim.... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1840 - 440 pagina’s
...mind will be shocked by his innovations ; he knows that the attempt will be made to press even re"fpoa into the service against him ; but he knows that his...book is true. He is dying, but he leaves a glorious tatth, as his dying bequest, to the world. He bids the friend, who has brought it, place himself between... | |
 | Elias Lyman Magoon - 1849 - 514 pagina’s
...imperfect astronomical instruments ; and around him are gathered his sorrowing disciples. The door of his apartment opens ; — the eye of the departing sage...the friend who has brought it, place himself between his window and his bed-side, that the sun's rays may fall upon the precious volume, and he may behold... | |
 | 1855 - 616 pagina’s
...the setting son glance through the Gothic windows of his chamber ; near his bedside is the armillery sphere, which he has contrived to represent his theory...into the service against him ; but he knows that his hook is true. He is dying, but he leaves a glorious truth, as his dying bequest, to the world. He bids... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1856 - 388 pagina’s
...for a thousand years ; he knows that the popular mind will be shocked by his innovations; he knows the attempt will be made to press even religion into...to the world. He bids the friend who has brought it to place himself between the window and his bedside, that the sun's rays may fall upon the precious... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 444 pagina’s
...turned to see who enters ; it is a friend who brings him the first printed OBLIGATIONS TO ENGLAND. 33 copy of his immortal treatise. He knows that in that...sun's rays may fall upon the precious volume, and ho may behold it once before his eye grows dim. He looks upon it, takes it in his hands, presses it... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 450 pagina’s
...distinctly taught by former philosophers ; he knows that he has rebelled against the sway of JPtolemy, which the scientific world had acknowledged for a...sun's rays may fall upon the precious volume, and ho may behold it once before his eye grows dim. He looks upon it, takes it in his hands, presses it... | |
 | Salem Town, Nelson M. Holbrook - 1864 - 444 pagina’s
...book, he contradicts all that has ever been distinctly taught by former philosophers. 7. He knows also that he has rebelled against the sway of Ptolemy,^...service against him; but he knows that his book is true ! 8. He is dying, but he leaves a glorious truth as his dying bequest to the world. He bids the friend... | |
 | 1867 - 798 pagina’s
...for a thousand years ; he knows that the popular mind will be shocked by his innovations ; he knows the attempt will be made to press even religion into...to the world. He bids the friend who has brought it to place himself between the window and his bed* side, that the sun's rays may fall upon the precious... | |
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... the first printed copy of his immortal treatise. He knows that in that book he contradicts all that had ever been distinctly taught by former philosophers ; he knows that he has rebelled against the sway of Ptolemy, which the scientific world had... 
