 ... easily conceive with what pleasure a philosopher, furnished with wings, and hovering in the sky, would see the earth, and all its inhabitants, rolling beneath him, and presenting to him successively, by its diurnal motion, all the countries within...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll. D.: Containing Adventurer and Rasselas - Page 312by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 176 pages
...defarts! To furvey with equal fecurity the marts of trade, and the fields of battle -, mountains infefted by barbarians, and fruitful regions gladdened by plenty, and lulled by peace ! How eafily fhall we then trace the the Nile through all his paflage ; pafs over to diftant regions, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 324 pages
...defarts ! To furvey with equal fecurity the marts of trade, and the fields of battle; mountains infefted by barbarians, and fruitful regions gladdened by plenty, and lulled by peace! How eafily fhall we then trace the Nile through all his pafiage ; pafs over to diftant regions, and examine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...deferts ! To furvey with equal fecurity the marts of trade, and the fields of battle ; mountains infefted by barbarians, and fruitful regions gladdened by plenty, and lulled by peace! How eafily fliall we then trace the Nile through all his paffagc; pafs over to dillant regions, and examine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...deferts ! To furvey with equal fecurity the marts of trade, and the fields of battle ; mountains infefted by barbarians, and fruitful regions gladdened by plenty, and lulled by peace! How eafily fhall we then trace the Nile through all his pafiage ; pafs over to diftant regions, and examine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...deferts ! To furvey with equal fecurity the marts of trade, and the fields of battle ; mountains infefted by barbarians, and fruitful regions gladdened by plenty, and lulled by peace ! How eafily fhall we then trace the Nile through all his pafiage ; pafs over to diltant regions, and examine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...defarts ! To furvey with equal fecurity the marts of trade, and the fields of battle ; mountains infefted by barbarians, and fruitful regions gladdened by plenty and lulled by peace ! How eafiry fhall we then trace the Nile through all his paffage ; pafs over to diftant regions, and examine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...deferts ! To furvey with equal fecurity the marts of trade, and the fields of battle ; mountains infefted by barbarians, and fruitful regions gladdened by plenty, and lulled by peace ! How eafily fhall we then trace the Nile through all his paflage ; pafs over to diftant regions, and examine... | |
 | George Adams - 1794 - 606 pages
...! to furvey, with equal fecurity, the marts of trade, and the fields of battle ; mountains infefted by barbarians, and fruitful regions gladdened by plenty and lulled by peace ! pafs over diftant regions, and examine the face of nature from one extremity to the.othei !' ' All... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...! To furvey with equal fecurity the marts of trade, and. the fields of battle j mountains infefted by barbarians, and fruitful regions gladdened by plenty, and lulled by peace E How eafily fhall we then trace the Nile through alt his paflage ; pafs over to diftant regions, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 pages
...successively, by its dinrnal motion, all the countries within the same parallel. How must it aninse the pendent spectator to see the moving scene of land and ocean,...easily shall we then trace the Nile through all his passages, pass over to distant regions, and examine the face of nature from one extremity of the earth... | |
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