... dull, when earth, air, and water are all alike mysteries to you, and when as you stretch out your hand you do not touch anything the properties of which you have mastered ; while all the time Nature is inviting you to talk earnestly with her, to understand... Realmah - Strona 185autor: Sir Arthur Helps - 1868 - Liczba stron: 619Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1868 - Liczba stron: 570
...painting, in sculpture, or in architecture, is a thing which, even when you admire it, you ignorautly gaze at, as the heathens at Athens ignorantly worshipped...malignity." Sir Arthur. I think I see the poor man «lazed and amazed by Ellesmere's torrent of yrand words, and passing the remainder of his life, not... | |
| 1886 - Liczba stron: 982
...inviting you to talk earnestly with her, to understand her, to subdue her, and to be blessed by her ! Go away, man ; learn something, do something, understand something, and let me hear no more of your dullness." Not, of course, that happiness is the highest object of life, but if we endeavor to keep... | |
| 1883 - Liczba stron: 360
...fought and bled — sinned, suffered, and rejoiced — even as we are now doing, in these which arc rashly denominated the later ages ? What, dull ! when...dulness condensing itself into malignity.' SIR ARTHUR HELPS. CORRESPONDENCE. The EJifor does not AM herself responsible far the opinions of Correspondents.... | |
| Laura D. Nichols - 1886 - Liczba stron: 314
...dull? when there are thousands, nay, millions, of human beings, at least as worthy as yourself (aye, and poor animals too; for God only knows how much...understand something ; and let me hear no more of your dullness condensing itself into malignity. The Congressional Library had a great charm for our young... | |
| Sir John Lubbock - 1887 - Liczba stron: 222
...inviting you to talk earnestly with her, to understand her, to subdue her, and to be blessed by her 1 Go away, man; learn something, do something, understand...something, and let me hear no more of your dulness." Time, indeed, is a sacred gift, and each day is a little life. CHAPTER VII THE PLEASURES OF TKAVEL... | |
| 1887 - Liczba stron: 454
...as you stretch out your hand, you do not touch anything, the properties of which you have mastered. Go away, man, learn something, do something, understand something, and let me hear no more of dulness ! " WHAT should constitute a teacher is sharply stated by Dr. Thomas Arnold of Rugby in a "... | |
| Reginald brabazon Meath (12th earl of) - 1888 - Liczba stron: 384
...inviting you to talk earnestly with her, to understand her, to subdue her, and to be blessed by her ! Go away, man ; learn something, do something, understand something, and let me hear no more of your dullness.' Not, of course, that happiness is the highest object of life, but if we endeavour to keep... | |
| Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art - 1890 - Liczba stron: 408
...is inviting you to talk earnestly with her, to understand her, to subdue her, to be blessed by her ? Go away, man ! learn something, do something, understand...something, and let me hear no more of your dulness." We Devonshire men perhaps have unusual opportunities, because we are living on a portion of the world's... | |
| Sir John Lubbock - 1891 - Liczba stron: 228
...inviting you to talk earnestly with her, to understand her, to subdue her, and to be blessed by her ! Go away, man ; learn something, do something, understand...something, and let me hear no more of your dulness.' CHAPTER VII THE PLEASURES OF TRAVEL1 " I am a part of all that I have seen." — TENNYSON. I AM sometimes... | |
| Sir John Lubbock - 1894 - Liczba stron: 358
...inviting you to talk earnestly with her, to understand her, to subdue her, and to be blessed by her ! Go away, man ; learn something, do something, understand...something, and let me hear no more of your dulness." CHAPTER VII. THE PLEASURES OF TRAVEL.1 " I am a part of all that I have seen." — TENNYSON. 1AM sometimes... | |
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