 | Edward J. Ingebretsen - 1996 - 284 Seiten
...determinism of Edwards's theological system. He allegorizes it as a "One-Hoss Shay," a carriage that "went to pieces all at once, — / All at once, and...nothing first, — / Just as bubbles do when they burst."60 And even William James had opinions about Edwards. In The Varieties of Religious Experience,... | |
 | Ewan A. Byars, Tony McNulty - 1997 - 144 Seiten
...one-hoss shay 'that was built in such a logical way, it ran for one hundred years to a day' and then 'went to pieces all at once, all at once and nothing first, just as bubbles do when they burst' would probably not be acceptable to the owners of most concrete structures. Indeed, even if desirable,... | |
 | Thomas A. Fudge - 1998 - 406 Seiten
...then a thrill, Then something decidedly like a spill,— And the parson was sitting upon a rock, .... The poor old chaise in a heap or mound As if it had...nothing first,— Just as bubbles do when they burst . . . .'8 The dramatic shift in Calvinist fortunes did not come to fruition overnight. Postrevolutionary... | |
 | Lawrence S. Aft - 1997 - 342 Seiten
...Failure as a Function of Time Failure rate Time Figure 11.2 Burn-Out Failure as a Function of Time You see, of course, if you're not a dunce, How it...nothing first, Just as bubbles do when they burst. Fundamentals of Industrial Quality Control, 3rd ed. Between the wear-in and wear-out failure is a period... | |
 | Erwin W. Lutzer - 260 Seiten
...goes on to tell how the one-boss shay was built one hundred years ago, and then it suddenly collapsed: All at once, and nothing first — Just as bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-hoss shay. Logic is logic. That's all I say. If Calvinism died on November 1, 1855, it was, to... | |
 | Sharp - 1948 - 216 Seiten
...defeat was so complete that it won not a single seat in the House. Like the "Deacon's Masterpiece," It went to pieces all at once, All at once, and nothing first, Just as bubbles do when they burst. It should be pointed out, however, that if Social Credit had not appeared at that moment to challenge... | |
 | Ken Dychtwald - 1999 - 452 Seiten
...disease until a predetermined length of life is over so that we could "go to pieces," as Holmes put it, "All at once, and nothing first, — /Just as bubbles do when they burst." The goal is to counter the famous Gompertzian formulation, which states that the force of mortality... | |
 | Wendy Pullan, Harshad Bhadeshia - 2000 - 218 Seiten
...meet'n-house on the hill, - First a shiver, and then a thrill, Then something decidedly like a spill, The poor old chaise in a heap or mound. As if it had...as bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-hoss shay. Logic is logic. That's all I say. FURTHER READING Ballard, RD, Exploring the Titanic,... | |
 | Robert X. Leeds - 1999 - 366 Seiten
...hour of the earthquake shock! What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had...as bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-hoss shay. Logic is logic. That's all I say. William Croswell Doane The Parish priest of austerity... | |
 | Paul Negri - 2002 - 146 Seiten
...hour of the Earthquake shock! What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had...as bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-hoss shay. Logic is logic. That's all I say. Jones Very (1813-1880) religious themes have often... | |
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At half past nine by the meet'n'-house clock,— Just the hour of the Earthquake shock! —What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground! You see,... 
