 | 1867 - 964 pages
...almost beyond the sound of city-chime, at intervals heard through the breezeless air. As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive its moving ; and it appears that the grass has grown, though nobody ever saw it grow : so the advances... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...learning, confining of infenfible Heps, are only perceivable by the diltance. As we perceive the ihadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving ; and it appears that the grafs has grown, though nobody ever law it grow: fo the advances we m;ke in knowledge, as... | |
 | John Walker - 1799 - 438 pages
...learning, confifting of infenfible fteps, are only perceivable by the diltancc. As we perceive the fhadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving ; and it appears that -the grafs has grown, though nobody ever faw it grow : fo the advances we make in knowledge, as... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 pages
...they include others, we separate the former by a semicolon, and the latter by commas. As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving ; and it appears that the grass has grown, though nobody ever saw it grow : so the advances we make in knowledge, as... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pages
...pause is necessary, in order to mark the connecting or concluding sentiment : as, " As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving; and it appears that tlie grass lias grown, though nobody ever saw it grow : so the advances we make in knowledge,... | |
 | John Walker - 1810 - 394 pages
...they include others, we separate the former by a semicolon, and the latter by commas. As we perceive the- shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving ; and it appears that the grass has groxvn, though nobody ever saw it grow ; so the advances we make in knowledge, as... | |
 | George Fulton - 1814 - 452 pages
...they include others, we separate the former by a semicolon, and the Utter by commas. " As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving ; and it appears that the grass has grown, though nobody ever saw it grow : so the advances we make in knowledge, as... | |
 | John Walker - 1822 - 404 pages
...they include others, we separate the former by a semicolon, and the latter by commas. As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving; and it appears that the grass has grown, though nobody ever saw it grow : so the advances we make in knowledge, as... | |
 | John Walker - 1823 - 406 pages
...they include others, we separate the former by a semicolon, and the latter by commas, . As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving ; and it appears that the grass has grown, though nobody ever saw it grow : so the advances we make in knowledge, as... | |
 | James Rennie (surgeon.) - 1825 - 512 pages
...in learning, consisting of insensible steps, are only perceivable by the distance." " As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving; it appears that the grass has grown though nobody ever saw it grow: so the advances we make in knowledge,... | |
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As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving; and it appears that the grass has grown, though nobody ever saw it grow : so the advances we make in knowledge, as they consist of such minute steps, are only perceivable... 
