 | 1847 - 574 sider
...-people, know about the s^v. I .Ji is 'the .part of creation in which nature has done mtoreiferjihe) s^ke of pleasing man, more for the sole and evident purpose...teaching him, than in any other of her works, and it is jtjist the part in which we least attend to her. There are not .-many- of f her, ; Other works in which... | |
 | 1847 - 436 sider
...<nid Jfafitrul Jltittory uf the fJiyltlinide, by Chaflns Ht. Jo/in, Esq. THE BEAUTY OF THE SKY. IT is a strange thing how little in general people know about the sky. It is the pnrt of creation in which nature has done more for the sake of pleasing man, more for the sole and... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 sider
...or written. I transcribe the fine opening -of these mag nificent chapters. OF THE OPEN SKY. " It is a strange thing how little, in general, people know...which nature has done more for the sake of pleasing man—more for the sole and uvident purpose of talking to him, and teaching him, than in any other... | |
 | 1852 - 644 sider
...watery, requires more trouble to manufacture the same article than in the dry season. THE SKY. — It is a strange thing how little, in general, people know...the sky. It is the part of creation in which Nature 1ms done more for the sake of pleasing man, more for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1853 - 378 sider
...painted or written. I transcribe the fine opening of these magnificent chapters: OF THE OPEN SKY. " It is a strange thing how little, in general, people know...nature has done more for the sake of pleasing man, in ore for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him, and teaching him, than in any other of her... | |
 | 1853 - 442 sider
...soul, like God, its source and seat, Is solemn, still,serene, sublime. GW DOANB. kq. RU8KIN. IT is a strange thing how little in general, people know...of creation in which nature has done more for the eolo and evident purpose of talking to him and teaching him, than in any other of her works, and it... | |
 | Elizabeth Nicholson - 1853 - 412 sider
...soul, like God, its source and seat, Is solemn, still,serene, sublime. GW DOANE. « • EUSKIN. IT is a strange thing how little in general, people know...of creation in which nature has done more for the sole and evident .purpose of talking to him and teaching him, than in any other of her works, and it... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1854 - 592 sider
...back-arched, and their long trailing legs, Distinctly seen athwart the glowing sky ! AJ STMINGTON. " It is a strange thing how little, in general, people know about the sky. It is the part of the creation in which nature has done more for the sake of pleasing man, more for the sole and evident... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 490 sider
...DE QUINCE? AND OTHERS. CXXII. — THE SKY. 1. IT is a strange thing how little, in general, people about the sky. It is the part of creation in which...more for the sake of pleasing man, more for the sole aud evident purpose of talking to him, and teaching him, than in any/ other of her works ; and it is... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1857 - 500 sider
...OF THE OPEN SKY. IT is a strange thing how little in general people know about the §i. Thepccusky. It is the part of creation in which nature has done more tionofthesky for the sake of pleasing man, more for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him... | |
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IT 1s a strange thing how little in general people know about the sky. It is the part of creation in which' nature has done more for the sake of pleasing man — more for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him, and teaching him — than in any... 
