 ... philosopher; for his mind was either elevated above, or tranquilly settled below, the cares and perplexities of this world. He had lived in it for years, without feeling the least curiosity to know whether the sun revolved round it, or it round the...  The Edinburgh Monthly Review - Page 2431821Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 916 pages
...troubling his head with any of thi«M> numerous theories, by which a philosopher would have p*Tplcxed his brain, in accounting for its rising above the...solemnity. He sat in a huge chair of solid oak, hewn in the celebrate*! forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced timmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 558 pages
...know whether the sun revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling,...solemnity. He sat in a huge chair of solid oak, hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced timmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 504 pages
...know whether the sun revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling,...accounting for its rising above the surrounding atmosphere. _^-»_ LANGUAGE STUDY. I. Write the analysis of : descend (scandere) ; successive (cedere) , comport... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 492 pages
...know whether the sun revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling,...accounting for its rising above the surrounding atmosphere. _^^_ LANGUAGE STUDY. I. Write the analysis of: descend (scandere) ; successive (cedere) ; comport (portare)... | |
 | John Swett, Charles H. Allen, Josiah Royce - 1883 - 366 pages
...know whether the sun revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling,...head with any of those numerous theories by which the philosopher would have perplexed his brain, in accounting for its rising above the surrounding... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1884 - 472 pages
...whether the sun revolves round it, or it round the sun ; and he had even watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling,...atmosphere. In his council he presided with great sfcite and solemnity. He sat in a huge chair of solid oak, hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague,... | |
 | Esther J. Trimble Lippincott - 1884 - 536 pages
...know whether the sun revolved round it, or it round the sun; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling,...accounting for its rising above the surrounding atmosphere. THE ALHAMBRA BY MOONLIGHT. The moon, which then was invisible, has gradually gained upon the nights,... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1886 - 328 pages
...know whether the sun revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling,...solemnity. He sat in a huge chair of solid oak, hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced timmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously... | |
 | 1886 - 332 pages
...know whether the sun revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling,...solemnity. He sat in a huge chair of solid oak, hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced timmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 pages
...a spitzenberg apple. volved round it, or it round the sun; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling,...solemnity. He sat in a huge chair of solid oak, hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced timmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously... | |
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