 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...life of Methusaleh, were work for Archimedes : common counters sum up the life of Moses' man. Our days become considerable, like petty sums, by minute accumulations...numerous fractions make up but small round numbers, and our days of a span long make not one little finger. If the nearness of our last necessity, brought... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...of Methuselah, were work for Archimedes. Common counters sum up the life of Moses's man.f Our days become considerable, like petty sums by minute accumulations,...numerous fractions make up but small round numbers ; and our days of a span long make not one little finger.^ If the nearness of our last necessity brought... | |
 | 1831 - 370 pages
...of Methuselah, were work for Archimedes. Common counters sum up the life of Moses's man.* Our days become considerable, like petty sums by minute accumulations,...numerous fractions make up but small round numbers, and our days of a span long make not one little finger. t If the nearness of our last necessity brought... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 532 pages
...Methuselah, were work for Archimedes : common counters sum up the life of Moses his man.f Our days become considerable, like petty sums, by minute accumulations...numerous fractions make up but small round numbers ; and our days of a span long, make not one little finger.J If the nearness of our last necessity brought... | |
 | George Collison (solicitor.) - 1840 - 462 pages
...of Methuselah, were work for Archimedes : common counters sum up the life of Moses's man. Our days become considerable like petty sums by minute accumulations...numerous fractions make up but small round numbers ; and our days of a span long make not one little finger. If the nearness of our last necessity brought... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1841 - 346 pages
...Methuselah, were work for Archimedes : common counters sum up the life of Moses's man. (lw) Our days become considerable like petty sums by minute accumulations...numerous fractions make up but small round numbers ; and our davs of a span long make not one little finger.(li6) If the nearness of our last necessity,... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...Methuselah were work for Archimedes : common counters sum up the life of Moses his man. Our days hecome considerable, like petty sums, by minute accumulations...numerous fractions make up but small round numbers ; and our days of a span long make not one little finger. If the nearness of our last necessity brought... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1852 - 572 pages
...Methuselah, were work for Archimedes : common counters sum up the life of Moses his man.J Our days become considerable, like petty sums, by minute accumulations...numerous fractions make up but small round numbers ; and our days of a span long, make not one little finger. § If the nearness of our last necessity... | |
 | sir Thomas Browne - 1852 - 1046 pages
...Methuselah, were work for Archimedes : common counters sum up the life of Moses his man. J Our days become considerable, like petty sums, by minute accumulations...numerous fractions make up but small round numbers ; and our days of a span long, make not one little finger. § If the nearness of our last necessity... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1658 - 602 pages
...common counters sum up the life of Moses his man. J Our days become considerable, like petty Bums, by minute accumulations ; where numerous fractions make up but small round numbers ; and our days of a span / long, make not one little finger. § If the nearness of our last necessity... | |
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If we begin to die when we live, and long life be but a prolongation of death, our life is a sad composition ; we live with death, and die not in a moment. How many pulses made up the life of Methuselah were work for Archimedes : common counters sum up... 
