 We call that fire of the black thunder-cloud 'electricity,' and lecture learnedly about it, and grind the like of it out of glass and silk: but what is it? "What made it? Whence comes it? Whither goes it? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor...  Christian Thought - Side 511888Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 520 sider
...like of it out of glass and silk: but what is it? What made it? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science...infinitude of Nescience, whither we can never penetrate. 8 LECTURES ON HEROES. on which all science swims as a mere superficial film. This world, after all... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1846 - 490 sider
...like of it out of glass and silk : but what is it ? What made it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science that would hide from us the great deep saered infinitude of Nescience, whither we can never penetrate, on which all science swims as a mere... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1849 - 260 sider
...like of it out of glass and silk: but what is it ? What made it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science...would hide from us the great deep sacred infinitude of Neecience, whither we can never penetrate, on which all science swims as a mere superficial film. This... | |
 | Mariner - 1851 - 86 sider
...the like of it out of glass and silk; but what is it? What made it? Whence comes it? Whither goes it? Science has done much for us; but it is a poor science...can never penetrate, — on which all science swims a mere superficial film. This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; — wonderful,... | |
 | 1856 - 504 sider
...like of it out of glass and silk ; but what is it ? What made it ? Whence conies .whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science...This world, after all our science and sciences, is si ill a miracle — wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more— to whosoever will think of it. Or... | |
 | 1853 - 638 sider
...bottom, we do not yet know ; we can never know at all We call that fire of the black thunder-cloud of nescience, whither we can never penetrate, on which...all our science, and sciences, is still a miracle ; wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it."* We cheerfully admit, that... | |
 | Joseph B. Gross - 1856 - 414 sider
...of it out of glass and silk : but lohat is it ? What made it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science...after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle ; wonderful, inscrutable, magical, and more to whomsoever will 1,>iii/;,' of it." In the animal kingdom,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1858 - 412 sider
...like of it out of glass and silk : but what is it ? What made it ? Whence comes it? Whither goes it? Science has done much for us; but it is a poor science...after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle ; wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it. That great mystery of TIME,... | |
 | Alexander Bain - 1859 - 702 sider
...grind the like of it out of glass and silk : but ic/iat is it ? Whence comes it ? Whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science that would hide from ua the great deep sacred infinitude of Nescience, whither we can never penetrate, on which all science... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1860 - 384 sider
...like of it out of glass and silk ; but what is it ? What made it ? Whence comes ? whither goes it ? Science has done much for us ; but it is a poor science...after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle — wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more — to whosoever will think of it. Lectures on Heroes,... | |
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