| 1769 - 760 pagina’s
...invifible powers. He was particularly curious with regard to the conflruction of clocks and waiches, and having found, after repeated trials, that he could...two of them to go exactly alike, he reflected, it i< faid, with a mixture of furpriie and regret on his own folly, in having bellowed fo much time and... | |
| William Robertson - 1769 - 536 pagina’s
...of beingin compact with invifible powers. He was particularly curious with regard to the conftrudion of clocks and watches, and having found, after repeated trials, that he could not firing any two of them to go exactly alike, he reflected, it is faid, with a mixture of furprize and... | |
| Thomas Percival - 1781 - 330 pagina’s
...to which his genius was peculiarly turned. He was extremely curious with regard to the conftruclion of clocks and watches; and having found, after repeated...any two of them to go exactly alike, he reflected, with a mixture of furprize as well as regret, on his own folly (as he might alfo on his cruelty and... | |
| William Robertson - 1782 - 446 pagina’s
...and Turriano of being in compact with invifible powers. He was particularly curious with regard to the conftruction of clocks and watches; and having...repeated trials, that he could not bring any two of themto go exactly alike, he reflected, it is faid, with a mixture of furprife as well as regret, on... | |
| 1779 - 756 pagina’s
...which his genius •was peculiarly turned. He was extremely curious with regard to the conftruftion of clocks and watches ; and having found, after repeated...any two of them to go exactly alike, he reflected, with a mixture of fiirprile as \reli я« r;gret, on his own folly, (as he might alfoon his cruelty... | |
| 1798 - 432 pagina’s
...was extremely curious with regard to the conftruction of clocks and watches, and having found, a.ter repeated trials, that he could not bring any . two of them to goexaflly alike, he reflected with a mixture of furptife,-as well as regret, on his own folly (as he... | |
| Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1800 - 410 pagina’s
...fufpected him of being in compact with invifible powers. He was particularly curious with regard to the conftruction of clocks and watches ; and having...trials, that he could not bring any two of them to go exaftly alike, he reflefted, it is faid, with a mixture of furprife as well as regret, on his own folly,... | |
| William Robertson - 1802 - 430 pagina’s
...being in compaft with invifible powers. He was particularly curious with regard to the conftruftion of clocks , and watches ; and having found, after...not bring any two of them to :go exactly alike, he reflefted, it is faid, with a mixture of furprife as well as regret, on his own folly, in having beftowed... | |
| 1805 - 558 pagina’s
...Emperor from the Romiih Lath ! With Robertfon, however, we think it is not improbable, that Charles, " having found, after repeated trials, that he could not bring any two clocks or watches to go exaftly alike, might refleft, with a mixture of furprize as well as regret,... | |
| 1803 - 562 pagina’s
...Emperor from the Romiih faith ! With Robertfon, however, we think it is not improbable, that Charles, " having found, after repeated trials, that he could not bring any two clocks or watches to go exaäly alike, might refleft, with a mixture of furprize as well as regret,... | |
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