...run ten knots an hour against the wind. These are but a part of its fruits, and of its firstfruits. For it is a philosophy which never rests, which has...yesterday was invisible is its goal to-day and will be its starting point to-morrow." - This was written in 1840, and the three score years and ten — the accepted...

...earth, to traverse the land in cars which whirl along without horses, and the ocean in ships which run ten knots an hour against the wind. These are but...goal to-day, and will be its starting-post to-morrow^ J Great and various as the powers of Bacon were, he owes his wide and durable fame chiefly to this,...

...earth, to traverse the land in cars which whirl along without horses, and the ocean in ships which run ten knots an hour against the wind. These are but...goal to-day and will be its starting-post to-morrow." One critic condemns the essay from which this passage was taken as an elaborate libel on Lord Bacon;...

...into the noxious recesses of the earth, to traverse the land in cars and cross the ocean in ships. These are but a part of its fruits, and of its first...never perfect; its law is progress. A point which was yesterday invisible is its goal today, and will be its starting point tomorrow.' "Dedicate it to...

...earth, to traverse the land in cars which whirl along without horses, and the ocean in ships which run ten knots an hour against the wind. These are but...various as the powers of Bacon were, he owes his wide and durable fame chiefly to this, that all those powers received their direction from common sense....

...but a part of its fruits, and of the first fruits. For it is a philosophy which never rests or tires, which has never attained, which is never perfect....was invisible is its goal to-day, and will be its starting point to-morrow." If all this were true when written in 1837, how much more so is it now after...

...earth, to traverse the land on cars which whirl along without horses, and the ocean in ships which soil against the wind. These are but a part of its fruits,...philosophy which never rests, which has never attained it, which is never perfect. Its law is progress. A point which yesterday was invisible, is its goal...

...thunderbolt innocuously from the heaven to earth; it has lighted up the night with the splendor of day. . . . These are but a part of its fruits, and of its first...attained, which is never perfect. Its law is progress." Progress was indeed a reality in the nineteenth century, in many ways, and its fruits, several of which...

...earth, to traverse the land in cars which whirl along without horses, and the ocean in ships which run ten knots an hour against the wind. These are but...perfect. Its law is progress. A point which yesterday was visible is its goal today, and will be its starting-post to-morrow.38 37. Idem, "Lord Bacon" and "Southey's...

...run ten knots an hour against the wind. These are but a part of its fruits, and of its first-fruits. For it is a philosophy which never rests, which has...is its goal to-day, and will be its starting-post to-morrow."18 In Germany, the spirit of optimism rivaled that in England. Alexander von Humboldt praised...