 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 520 Seiten
...me, my dear friend, to what can this be owing ? Are we a piece of machinery, which, like the Eolian harp, passive, takes the impression of the passing...immaterial and immortal nature — and a world of weal or woe beyond death and the grave. No. No. LXIX, TO DR. MOORE, EHisland, near Dumfries, 4th Jan. 1780*... | |
 | 1801 - 452 Seiten
...impression ot the passing accident ? Or do these workings arfie something within us above the trodden clod ? own myself partial to such proofs of those awful and...immaterial and immortal nature — and a world of weal or woe beyond death and the grave ! • Often as I have glid through the pomp of Prince's-street, (Edinburgh),... | |
 | 1828 - 722 Seiten
...me, my dear friend, to what can this be owing. Are we a piece of machinery, which, like the . lv>li;m harp, passive, takes the impression of the passing...immaterial and immortal nature, and a world of weal or woe beyond death and the grave.' Force and fineness of understanding are often spoken of as something... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1805 - 908 Seiten
...Tell me, my dear friend, to what can this be owing? Arc we a piece of machinery, which, like an Eolian harp, passive, takes the impression of the passing...proofs of those awful and important realities — a God thdt made all things — man's immaterial and immortal nature — and a world of weal and woe beyond... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1806 - 416 Seiten
...Tell me, my dear friend, to what can this be owing? Are we a piece of machinery, which, like an Eolian harp, passive, takes the impression of the passing...world of weal and woe beyond death and the grave." This is of a very high tone; but the next exceeds it. It is " Letter CXLVIII. to Mr. Cunningham, dated... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 506 Seiten
...me, my dear friend, to what can this be owing ? Are we a piece of machinery, which, like the Eolian harp, passive, takes the impression of the passing...immaterial and immortal nature — and a world of weal or woe beyond death and the grave. No.. No. LXIV. To DR. MOORE. Ellisland, near Dumfries, 4th Jan.... | |
 | John Evans - 1807 - 318 Seiten
...ot" the passing accident ? Or <io these workings argue something within us above the trodden ciod ? I own myself partial to such proofs of those awful and important realities--.- God that made all things— man's immaterial and immortal nature— and a world of weal or woe beyond... | |
 | 1809 - 914 Seiten
...me, my dear friend, to what can this be owing Ï Are we a piece of machinery, which, like the Kolian harp, passive, takes the impression of the passing...workings argue something within us above the trodden clod !" II. p.. 195—197. To this we may add the following passage, as a part, indeed, of the same picture"... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 458 Seiten
...me, my dear friend, to what can this be owing ? Are we a piece of machinery, which, like the Eolian harp, passive, takes the impression of the passing...workings argue something within us above the trodden clod ?" II. p. 195—197. To this we may add the following passage, us a part, indeed, of the same picture"... | |
 | 1809 - 530 Seiten
...me, my dear friend, to what can this be owing ? Are we a piece of machinery, which, like the Eolian harp, passive, takes the impression of the passing...argue' • something within us above the trodden clod ? * II. p. 195—197. To this we may add the following passage, as a part, indeed, of the same picture.... | |
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Are we a piece of machinery, which, like the /Eolian harp, passive, takes the impression of the passing accident ; or do these workings argue something within us above the trodden clod ? I own myself partial to such proofs of those awful and important... 
