| Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...in the woods, almost beyond the sound of city-chime, at intervals heard through the breezeless air. As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive its moving ; and it appears that the grass has grown, though nobody ever saw it grow : so the advances... | |
| Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...learning, confining of infenfible Heps, are only perceivable by the diltance. As we perceive the ihadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving ; and it appears that the grafs has grown, though nobody ever law it grow: fo the advances we m;ke in knowledge, as they confift... | |
| John Walker - Elocution - 1799 - 438 pages
...learning, confiding of infenfible fteps, are only perceivable by the diftance. As we perceive the fhadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving ; and it appears the grafs has grown, though nobody ever faw it grow : fo the advances we make in knowledge, as they... | |
| John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...those compounded, since they include others, we separate the former by a semicolon, and the latter by commas. As we perceive the shadow to have moved...advances we make in knowledge, as they consist of such minute steps, are only perceivable by the distance. Here the advancement in knowledge is compared to... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...a still greater pause is necessary, in order to mark the connecting or concluding sentiment : as, " As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the...but did not perceive it moving; and it appears that tlie grass lias grown, though nobody ever saw it grow : so the advances we make in knowledge, as they... | |
| John Walker - Elocution - 1810 - 394 pages
...those compounded, since they include others, we separate the former by a semicolon, and the latter by commas. As we perceive the- shadow to have moved...perceive it moving ; and it appears that the grass has groxvn, though nobody ever saw it grow ; so the advances we make in knowledge, as they consist of such... | |
| Printer - 1810 - 40 pages
...semicolon, the former are to be separated by a colon, as in the following senlencc: " As we,perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not perceive it moving ; and it appears the grass has grown, though nobody saw it grow : so the advance* •we make in knowledge, as they consist... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1819 - 718 pages
...a still greater pause is necessary, in order to mark the connecting or concluding sentiment: as, " As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the...advances we make in knowledge, as they consist of such insensible steps, are only perceivable by the distance." " A Divine Legislator, uttering his voice... | |
| John Walker - Elocution - 1822 - 404 pages
...so our advances in learning, consisting of insensible steps, are only perceivable by the distance. As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but rid not perceive it moving ; and it appears that the grass has grown, though nobody ever siiw it grow... | |
| John Walker - Elocution - 1823 - 406 pages
...those compounded., since they include others, we separate the former by a semicolon, and the latter by commas, . As we perceive the shadow to have moved...advances we make in knowledge, as they consist of such minute steps, are only perceivable by the distance gone over. Here the advancement in knowledge is... | |
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