 Sir," said he, •" you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic sciences ctn perform. I have been long of opinion, that instead of the tardy conveyance of ships and chariots, man might use the swifter migration of wings ; that the fields of air...  Works - Página 297por Samuel Johnson - 1811Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1911 - 918 páginas
...yet higher honors. "Sir," said he, "you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion, that instead...swifter migration of wings; that the fields of air open to knowledge, and that only ignorance and idleness need crawl upon the ground." This hint rekindled... | |
 | Theodore L. Flood, Frank Chapin Bray - 1911 - 462 páginas
...yet higher honors. "Sir," said he, "you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion, that instead...swifter migration of wings; that the fields of air open to knowledge, and that only ignorance and idle ness need crawl upon the ground." This hint rekindled... | |
 | Grover Loening - 1911 - 362 páginas
...AERODYNAMIC THEORY— AKROPLANE CALCT'LATIONS CHAPTER I IN HIS immortal "Rasselas/' Dr. Samuel Johnson says, "instead of the tardy conveyance of ships and chariots, man might use the swifter migration of wings, the fields of air are open to knowledge, and only ignorance and idleness need crawl upon the ground.''... | |
 | Sir George Greenhill - 1912 - 202 páginas
...the master "you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic arts can perform. I have long been of opinion that instead of the tardy conveyance of...knowledge, and that only ignorance and idleness need crawl on the ground." " The labour of rising from the ground will be great " said the artist " as we see... | |
 | sir . g. greenhill - 1912 - 168 páginas
...the master " you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic arts can perform. I have long been of opinion that instead of the tardy conveyance of...knowledge, and that only ignorance and idleness need crawl on the ground." " The labour of rising from the ground will be great " said the artist " as we see... | |
 | Sir George Greenhill - 1912 - 164 páginas
...the master " you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic arts can perform. I have long been of opinion that instead of the tardy conveyance of...knowledge, and that only ignorance and idleness need crawl on the ground." " The labour of rising from the ground will be great " said the artist " as we see... | |
 | Roy Bennett Pace - 1917 - 536 páginas
...higher honors. "Sir," said he, "you have seen but a small part of 25 what the mechanic sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion, that instead...ignorance and idleness need crawl upon the ground." 30 This hint rekindled the prince's desire of passing the mountains; having seen what the mechanist... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1886 - 180 páginas
...yet higher honors. " Sir," said he, "you have seen but a small part of what the mechanic sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion, that instead of the tardy conveyance of ships and chariots, man'j might use the swifter migration of wings ; that the fields ' of air are open to knowledge, and... | |
 | Roy Bennett Pace - 1918 - 986 páginas
...higher honors. "Sir," said he, "you have seen but a small part of 25 what the mechanic sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion, that instead...the fields of air are open to knowledge, and that onlyignorance and idleness need crawl upon the ground." 30 This hint rekindled the prince's desire... | |
 | Arthur Quiller-Couch - 1925 - 1262 páginas
...yet higher honours. ' Sir, said he, you have seen but a small part of what the mechanick sciences can perform. I have been long of opinion, that, instead...man might use the swifter migration of wings ; that 402 the fields of air are open to knowledge, and that only ignorance and idleness need crawl upon the... | |
| |
