 Its beginnings are insignificant, and its infancy J is frivolous ; it plays among the flowers of a meadow ; it waters a garden, or turns a little mill. Gathering strength in its youth, it becomes wild and impetuous. Impatient { of the restraints which...  A System of Mechanical Philosophy - Էջ 370John Robison - 1822 - 50 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1796 - 426 էջ
...from the earth ; but its origin man is in heaven. Its beginnings are iniigiiiucant, and its infancy is frivolous ; it plays among the flowers of a meadow...waters a garden, or turns a little mill. Gathering ilrength in its youth, it becomes wild and impetuous. Impatient of the rcilraints which it Rill meets... | |
 | 1800 - 490 էջ
...springs from the earth, but its origin is in heaven. Its beginnings are insignificant, and its infancy is frivolous; it plays among the flowers of a meadow : it waters a garden, or turns a mill. Gathering strength in its youth, it becomes wild and impetuous. Impatient of the restraints which... | |
 | 1803 - 400 էջ
...and its infancy frivolous ; it plays along the flowers of the meadow; it waters a garden, or turns a mill. Gathering strength in its youth, it becomes...and impetuous ; impatient of the restraints which it meets with among its native mountains, it is restless, and fretful ; quick in its turnings, and unsteady... | |
 | Thomas Garnett - 1811 - 354 էջ
...the life of man ; this similarity is beautifully traced by the celebrated natural historian Pliny. or turns a little mill. . Gathering strength in its...impatient of the restraints which it still meets with among its native mountains, it is restless and fretful; quick in its turnings, and unsteady in its... | |
 | John Wesley, George Story - 1806
...fprings from the earth, but its Origin is in heaven. Its beginnings are infignificant, and its infancy is frivolous ; it plays among the flowers of a meadow...waters a garden, or turns a little mill. Gathering ftrength, in its youth, it becomes wild and impetuous. Impatient of the reftraints which it ftill meets... | |
 | 1823 - 862 էջ
...th'/Ufe of is in heaven. Its beginnings ire insignificant, and its man. infancy, is frivolous ; it play» $H }͟O%:ۢ< {% B # r [ A J f9 3 KC + f } B +2 0 ~ 6 ! 1 u B . {[ w- z 3 become« wild and impetuous. Impatient of the restraints which it still meets with in the hollows among... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1837 - 612 էջ
...have been compared by Pliny to the life of man. " Its beginnings are insignificant, and its infancy is frivolous ; it plays among the flowers of a meadow,...mountains, it is restless and fretful ; quick in its turning, and unsteady in its course. Now it is a roaring cataract, tearing up and overturning whatever... | |
 | 1843 - 408 էջ
...is like ? It is like the life of man—small at first; the little stream is like a little child, and plays among the flowers of a meadow; it waters a garden, or turns a puny mill. As it flows on it gathers strength; and, like a child in youth, it becomes turbulent and... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1845 - 344 էջ
...and its infancy is frivolous ; it plays among the flowers of a meadow, it waters a garden, or turns a mill. Gathering strength in its youth, it becomes...restraints which it still meets with in the hollows of the mountains, it is restless and fretful, quick in its turning, and unsteady in its course. Now... | |
 | 1846 - 392 էջ
...compares a river to ''he progress of man. " Its beginnings," iys he, " are insignificant, and its infancy is frivolous; it plays among the flowers of a meadow, it waters a garden, or turns a mill. Gathering strength in its growth, it becomes wild and impetuous. Impatient of the restraint it... | |
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