 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 Seiten
...it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that distant countries are united with canals. el Johnson those petty operations, incessantly continued, in time surmount the greatest difficulties, and mountains... | |
 | 1835 - 398 Seiten
...If a man were to compare the eflect of a single stroke of the pick-ax«, or of one impression of a spade, with the general design and last result, he would be overwhelmed with a sense of their disproportion ; yet those petty operations, incessantly continued, in time surmount... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 Seiten
...it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that distant countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke...overwhelmed by the sense of their disproportion ; yet those petty operations, incessantly continued, in time surmount the greatest difficulties, and mountains... | |
 | 1838 - 272 Seiten
...distant countries are united by canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of a pickaxe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general design and last result, ho would bo overwhelmed by the sense of their disproportion ; yet those petty operations incessantly... | |
 | 1838 - 544 Seiten
...; it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that distant countries are united by canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of a pickaxe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general design and last result, he would be... | |
 | 1838 - 274 Seiten
...; it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that distant countries are united by canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of a pickaxe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general design and last result, he would be... | |
 | John Taylor - 1839 - 258 Seiten
...it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that distant countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of a pickaxe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general design and last reVOL. II.—3 .suit,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 Seiten
...pyramid, and that distant countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a sinplc stroke of the pick-axe, or of one impression of the...overwhelmed by the sense of their disproportion ; yet those petty operations, incessantly continued, m time surmount the greatest difficulties, and mountains... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 334 Seiten
...it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that distant countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of the pickR2 axe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general design and last result, he would be... | |
 | Thomas Vaux (agriculturist.) - 1840 - 268 Seiten
...land of this character, may peruse with advantage, the following observation of Dr. Johnson : — " If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of a pickaxe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general desisux and last result, he would be... | |
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If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of the pick-axe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general design and last result, he would be overwhelmed by the sense of their disproportion ; yet those petty operations, incessantly continued,... 
