The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy ...: Memoirs of the life of Sir Humphry Davy, by his brother, John DavySmith, Elder and Company, 1839 |
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... seemed always an independence of will and action about him , pointing him out as not of the common herd of boys ; —and I well recollect that he was so spoken of and regarded by those who had the best opportunities of knowing him . I ...
... seemed always an independence of will and action about him , pointing him out as not of the common herd of boys ; —and I well recollect that he was so spoken of and regarded by those who had the best opportunities of knowing him . I ...
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... seemed to be without import , and which owe their interest solely to the future ; and thus I believe it was in my brother's case . He was thought at the time a clever boy , but not a prodigy ; and no anticipation was then formed of the ...
... seemed to be without import , and which owe their interest solely to the future ; and thus I believe it was in my brother's case . He was thought at the time a clever boy , but not a prodigy ; and no anticipation was then formed of the ...
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... seemed to mingle with Nature ; I pursued the dazzling of the moon- beams ; I raised myself above the stars , and gave imaginary beings to the immeasurable paths of ether . But when I cast my eyes on the remains of mortality , -when I ...
... seemed to mingle with Nature ; I pursued the dazzling of the moon- beams ; I raised myself above the stars , and gave imaginary beings to the immeasurable paths of ether . But when I cast my eyes on the remains of mortality , -when I ...
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... seemed to think some apology was necessary . Thus , in a letter accompanying some lines on St. Michael's Mount ( which were pub- lished in the " Annual Anthology " ) , he writes to his mother : - " I have sent you with this some copies ...
... seemed to think some apology was necessary . Thus , in a letter accompanying some lines on St. Michael's Mount ( which were pub- lished in the " Annual Anthology " ) , he writes to his mother : - " I have sent you with this some copies ...
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... seemed to consider himself an object of attention ; he spoke as if devoted to his subject , and as if his audience were equally devoted to it , and their interest concentrated in it . The impressiveness of his oratory was one of its ...
... seemed to consider himself an object of attention ; he spoke as if devoted to his subject , and as if his audience were equally devoted to it , and their interest concentrated in it . The impressiveness of his oratory was one of its ...
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Էջ 473 - And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds ; On both his wings, one black, the other white, Bears greatest names in his wild aery flight.
Էջ 473 - But his Fame is gone out like a Candle in a Snuff, and his Memory will always stink, which might have ever lived in honourable Repute, had not he been a notorious Traytor, and most impiously and villanously bely'd that blessed Martyr, King Charles the First.
Էջ 4 - I consider it fortunate that I was left much to myself when a child, and put upon no particular plan of study, and that I enjoyed much idleness at Mr. Coryton's school. I perhaps owe to these circumstances the little talents that I have, and their peculiar application. What I am I have made myself; I say this without vanity, and in pure simplicity of heart...
Էջ 401 - The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light through chinks that time has made. Stronger by weakness, wiser men become, As they draw near to their eternal home : Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new.
Էջ 444 - All thinking things, all objects of all thought, And rolls through all things. Therefore am I still A lover of the meadows and the woods, And mountains; and of all that we behold From this green earth; of all the mighty world Of eye, and ear, — both what they half create, And what perceive...
Էջ 88 - Sir Joseph Banks, Count Rumford, and other distinguished philosophers, were present. The audience were highly gratified, and testified their satisfaction by general applause. Mr. Davy, who appears to be very young, acquitted himself admirably well. From the sparkling intelligence of his eye, his animated manner, and the tout ensemble, we have no doubt of his attaining distinguished excellence.
Էջ 211 - No ! my good friend, I never thought of such a thing : my sole object was to serve the cause of humanity ; and if I have succeeded, I am amply rewarded in the gratifying reflection of having done so.
Էջ 112 - Mr. Davy, whose frequent and powerful addresses from this place, supported by his ingenious experiments, have been so long and so well known to you, has for the last five weeks been struggling between life and death. The effects of...