 | 1827 - 530 pages
...study of Political Economy, important as we have shown it to be to the well-being of mankind, is " Not harsh and crabbed as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute." As an instance of the interest which may be communicated to topics of this kind, by a dexterous method... | |
 | 1820 - 398 pages
...infirmite's ne'cessaires et qu'ils n'ont pu s'empe'cher de contracter." " How charming is divine Philosophy ! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose ; But musical as is Apollo's lute." That this author is a friend to the best interests of humanity, we have no hesitation in saying ; and... | |
 | 1828 - 268 pages
...improving, if it be possible, the wonderful talent*. POPULAR SCIENCE. ' How charming is divine philosophy, Not harsh and crabbed as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Appollo's lute.' .Vi7/o/i'j Paradise Regained. I.— ANIMATED NATURE. 1. ANIMAL MECHANICS. Singular... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...pleasures, idle dreams, and occasional amusements. — Steele. MLXXI. How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns. Milton. MLXXII. What can an... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...pleasures, idle dreams, and occasional amusements.—Steele. MLXXI. How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns. Mitton. MLXXII. What can an... | |
 | 1828 - 442 pages
...angry wars, Hear but thy billows distant hymn. POPULAR SCIENCE. " How charming Is divine philosophy 1 Not harsh and crabbed as dull fools suppose. But musical as is Apollo's lute.* MILTON'S Paradise Regained. I. ANIMATED NATURE. ' And God said, let them have dominion over the fish... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 438 pages
...with nectared ; and, as a substantive, a fruit of the plum kind. How charming is divine philosophy ! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of ncctartd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns. Hilton. To their supper-fruits... | |
 | 1830 - 582 pages
...and scarcely any thing else, and lives to adorn its doctrines. How charming is divine philosophy ! Not harsh and crabbed as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, Perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reign». " It is a faithful saying and worthy... | |
 | William Grisenthwaite - 1830 - 104 pages
...Philosophy in general, as the Poet with perfect truth, exclaimed " How charming is divine philosophy ! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose; But musical, as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns." Having shown that the direct... | |
 | 1830 - 854 pages
...sacredness and sublimity of its character, we are ready to exclaim — " How charming is Divine philosophy ! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lyre." But I observe, thirdly, as exhibiting the obligations of genius more generally considered, that... | |
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How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns. 
