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The men of science and philosophy, Newton, Hobbes, and Locke, are in a like way outside our province. For the purpose of the literary student the achievement of the seventeenth century can be judged in four separate men or books in the Bible, in Francis Bacon, and in Burton and Browne.
Let us see, then, in their own writings, what those conceptions were. Pause reader, and demand of yourself whether such a conception of Deity is either clear, satisfactory, or definite, God. is one. Very good but one what? From the information, 'He is the same for ever and everywhere, we conclude that Newton thought him a Being.
C. Newton, had devoted much thought to the elucidation of the figurative and symbolic language of ancient art, I asked him to draw up for me a few notes of the facts which he considered most interesting, as illustrative of its methods of representing nature.
Mr Berecroft, who wished to find him out and relieve him, could not ascertain in what quarter of the town he resided, and shortly after was obliged to proceed upon another voyage. Thus was the poor optician left to his fate; and it is probable that, but for the fortunate return of Newton, it would soon have been miserably decided.
"But I never knew a fellow have the luck that Newton has. I don't suppose I owe a tenth of what you do." "That's your idea of luck?" said Ralph. "Well; yes. I owe next to nothing, but I'll be hanged if I can get anything done for me without being dunned up to my very eyes. You know that chap of Neefit's?
Much of the reminiscence concerning the Grantham days of Sir Isaac Newton comes from the fortunate owner of that historic old table, chair and cupboard. This was Mary Story, who was later Mrs. Vincent. Miss Story was the same age as Isaac.
From Archimedes, whose life paid the forfeit of his impersonal absorption; from Socrates, musing in one spot from dawn to dawn, to Newton and Goethe, there is but one form of the highest effort to penetrate and to create. Emerson is right in saying of the genius, "His greatness consists in the fullness in which an ecstatic state is realized in him."
"Then Wango must be an adventure," said Bunny, "for lots happened to him." It was two days after the monkey had gotten in the candy-store that Harry Bentley, Charlie Star, Sadie West and Helen Newton came over to play with Bunny and his sister Sue. "What shall we play?" asked Bunny. "Hide-and-go-to-seek," said Sadie. The others liked this game, so they began to play it.
Then that other Ralph had come, and she learned in half-pronounced ambiguous whispers what was the nature of his position in the world. She did not know, at that time her cousins did not know, how nearly successful were the efforts made to dispossess the heir of his inheritance in order that this other Newton might possess it.
His great objection to her plan was, the impropriety of retaining a prisoner, whom he was bound to give up to the proper authorities. He made a virtue of necessity, and having acquainted Newton with the wish of Madame de Fontanges, requested his parole of honour that he would not attempt to escape, if he was not delivered up to the authorities, and remain some time at Lieu Desire.
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