 ... 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 - Seite 2431821Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1810 - 446 Seiten
...whether the sun revolved 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,...for its rising above the surrounding atmosphere." < The picture of the Hudson and its scenery exhibits a taste, a freshness, an effect, in some of the... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 444 Seiten
...the sun revolved 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, without...for its rising above the surrounding atmosphere." The picture of the Hudson and its scenery exhibits a taste, a freshness, an effect, in some of the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1812 - 306 Seiten
...revolved round it, or it round the fun ; and he had even watched for at leaft half a century, the fmoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling, without once troubling his head with any of thofe numerous theories, by which a philofopher would have perplexed his brain, in accounting lor its... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 302 Seiten
...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 Tim merman of Amsterdam, and curiously... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 310 Seiten
...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,...which a philosopher would have perplexed his brain, ia accounting for its rising above the surrounding atmosphere. In his council he presided with great... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 538 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 Seiten
...whether the sun revolved 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,...solemnity. He sat in a huge chair of solid oak hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced Tunmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously... | |
 | George Lockhart - 1824 - 870 Seiten
...whether the sun revolved 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,...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 318 Seiten
...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,...for its rising above the surrounding atmosphere. In liis council he presided with great state and solemnity. He sat in a huge chair of solid oak hewn in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 572 Seiten
...theories, by which a philosopher would have perplexed his brain, iu accounting for its risingabove the surrounding atmosphere. In his council he presided...solemnity. He sat in a huge chair of solid oak hewn iu the celebrated forest of the Hague, fabricated by an experienced timmerman of Amsterdam, and curiously... | |
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