 | 1834 - 536 Seiten
...or Hail-defenders ; but they do not appear to have answered the expectations of their inventors. C. NATURE never deceives us ; the rocks, the mountains,...limpid streams foul and turbulent ; but these effects aro rare and transient : in a few hours, or at most in a few days, all the sources of beauty arc renovated.... | |
 | 1835 - 284 Seiten
...or Hail-defenders ; but they do not appear to have answered the expectations of their inventors. C. NATURE never deceives us ; the rocks, the mountains,...effects are rare and transient : in a few hours, or at most in a few days, all the sources of beauty arc renovated. And nature affords no continued trains... | |
 | John Davy - 1836 - 436 Seiten
...metropolis of my own country. Nature," he adds, in a strain of melancholy sentiment and high admiration, " Nature never deceives us. The rocks, the mountains,...shower of snow may hide the verdant woods in spring; a thunder storm may render the blue limpid streams foul and turbulent : but these effects are rare and... | |
 | Sir Humphry Davy - 1839 - 508 Seiten
...metropolis of my own country. Nature," he adds, in a strain of melancholy sentiment and high admiration, " Nature never deceives us. The rocks, the mountains,...shower of snow may hide the verdant woods in spring ; a thunder storm may render the blue limpid streams foul and turbulent : but these effects are rare and... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 Seiten
...said that these are the same thing, for a state of progress is not a state of attainment. — DANBY. NATURE never deceives us: the rocks, the mountains,...effects are rare and transient : in a few hours, or at most in a few days, all the sources of beauty are renovated. And nature affords no continued trains... | |
 | Sarah Stickney Ellis - 1843 - 554 Seiten
...philosophy with poetic feeling. " Nature," says Sir Humphry Davy, " never deceives us ; the rocks, tlie mountains, the streams, always speak the same language...shower of snow may hide the verdant woods in spring, a thunder etoTm may render the blue limpid streams foul and turbulent; but these effects are rare and... | |
 | Sarah Stickney Ellis - 1844 - 522 Seiten
...combining science with sublimity, and philosophy with poetic fueling. " Nature," says Sir Humphry Davy, " never deceives us ; the rocks, the mountains, the...shower of snow may hide the verdant woods in spring, a thunder storm may render the blue limpid streams foul and turbulent; but these effects are rare and... | |
 | Sarah Stickney Ellis - 1845 - 552 Seiten
...says Sir Humphry Davy, " never deceives us ; the rocks, the mounttlins, the streams, always speatc the same language ; a shower of snow may hide the verdant woods in spring, a thunder storm may render the blue limpid streams foul and turbulent ; but these effects are rare and... | |
 | Sarah Stickney Ellis - 1847 - 538 Seiten
...OF LIFE. " Nature,'' says Sir Humphry Davy, " never deceives us ; the rocks, the rnoimtiiins, tlie streams, always speak the same language ; a shower of snow may hide the verdant woods in spring, a thunder stunt, may render the blue limpid streams foul and turbulent ; but these elfects are rare and... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1856 - 466 Seiten
...sure to be buried so. MISCELLANEOUS EEADINGS n PROSE. I.— THE OPERATIONS OP NATURE.— Sir B. Deny. NATURE never deceives us — the rocks, the mountains,...shower of snow may hide the verdant woods in spring, a tlmnder-storm may render the blue limpid streams foul and turbulent; but these effects are rare and... | |
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... thunder-storm may render the blue limpid streams foul and turbulent ; but these effects are rare and transient — in a few hours, or at least days, all the sources of beauty are renovated. And nature affords no continued trains of misfortunes and... 
