 If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of the pick -axe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general design and last result, he would be overwhelmed by the sense of their disproportion; yet those petty operations, incessantly continued,...  Works - الصفحة 243بواسطة Samuel Johnson - 1811عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 322
...countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of the pick-axe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general...their disproportion ; yet those petty operations, incessantly'continued, in time surmount the greatest difficulties, and mountains are levelled, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 380
...coun'.ries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of a pick* x , or of one impression of the spade, with the general...greatest difficulties, and mountains are levelled, and odeans bounded, by the slender force of human beings. It is therefore of the utmost importance that... | |
 | 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 798
...distant countries are united with canal«. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of a pick-- axe, or of one impression of the spade, with...overwhelmed by the sense of their disproportion ; yet these petty operatiens, incessantly continued, in time surmount the greatest difficulties, and mountains... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 376
...countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of the pick-axe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general...of their disproportion; yet those petty operations, m-> cessantly continued, in time surmount the greatest difficulties, and mountains are levelled, and... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 430
...canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke with the pickaxe, or of one impression of a spade, with the general design and last result, he would be overwhelmed with the sense of their disproportion ; yet those petty operations, incessantly continued, in time... | |
 | 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 356
...If a man w.as to compare the effect of a single stroke with the pick-axe, or of one impression of a spade, with the general design and last result, he would be overwhelmed with the sense of their disproportion ; yet those petty operations, incessantly continued, in time... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 462
...countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of the pick-axe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general....the sense of their disproportion ; yet those petty operaT 4 tions, tions, incessantly continued, in time surmount the greatest difficulties, and mountains... | |
 | 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 464
...countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of the pick-axe, or of one impression of the spade, with .the general...design and last result, he would be overwhelmed by thq sense of their disproportion ; yet those petty operations, incessantly continued, in time surmount... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 524
...countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of the pickaxe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general...continued, in time surmount the greatest difficulties, and mouiu tains are levelled, and oceans bounded, by the slender force of human beings. It is therefore... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 462
...countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of the pickaxe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general...last result, he would be overwhelmed by the sense of tlieir disproportion ; yet those petty operations, incessantly continued, in time surmount the greatest... | |
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