 | 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... | |
 | 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
...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...perceive it moving ; and it appears that the grass has jrrown, thiugjh nobody ever saw it grow : so the advances we make in knowledge, as they consist of... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 878 pages
...they include ethers ; we separate the former by a semicolon, and the latter by comma». But in this, As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not fcrccive it moving ; and it appears the grass has grown, though nobody ever saw it grow : so the advances... | |
 | James Rennie (surgeon.) - Singing - 1825 - 512 pages
...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 did not perceive it moving; it appears that the grass has grown though nobody ever saw it grow: so the advances we make in knowledge,... | |
 | Benjamin Humphrey Smart - Elocution - 1826 - 242 pages
...wrought To waft a feather or to drown a fty. EXERCISE 5. Suspensive andConclusive Accents : Continued. 1. As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the...perceive it moving ; and it appears that the grass has-grown, though no body ever saw-it-grow : so the advances we make in learning, as they consist of... | |
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As we perceive the shadow to have moved along the dial, but did not see it moving ; and it appears that the grass has grown, though nobody ever saw... 
