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Comparison Between The Ancients And Moderns In Science And Literature.
losophy . Possessed of a knowledge of the atmospheric Jaws , and thus enabled in some degree to direct and controul the powers of nature , man finds himself no longer confined to the surface of the globe . In the former he mounts up into the superior regions of the air , where he makes observations , and views the wide expanse , with a facility which , to the ancients , would have appeared utterly impossible . By means of the latter he descends into the perilous depths of the oceanwhere
, lie may visit vessels that have been lost , and explore the caverns of the watery element , with tolerable convenience and security ; the very relation of which would have been regarded , by the deepest philosopher in the ancient world , as the fictitious tale of some romantic visionary .
The art of music also has been greatly improved by the study of the theory of sound . One circumstance in particular cannot but attract the notice of every person not totally devoid of the principle of curiosity , which is this : —What are termed concords in this charming art , were the only notes that were used in the musical system of the ancients , and consequently they could only have been acquainted with the powers of melody ; whereas the moderns have introduced discords
into their more finished compositions , in the most successful manner ; and thus , by a happy combination of these with concords , have framed a beautiful system , which they have denominated I-Iarmony ; a system indeed more complex and intricate than the former , but at the same time capable of producing the most pleasing effects upon the mind , and of affording the most exquisite delight to a . refined ear . [ TO BE CONCLUDED IN OUR NEXT . l
A Collection Of Chinese Proverbs And Apothegms,
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE PROVERBS AND APOTHEGMS ,
WITH REMARKS . COLLECTED FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES . [ CONCLUDED FBOM PAGE ! 5 . ]
A GREAT talker never wants enemies : the man of sense speaks ¦ £ *¦ little , and hears much . A horse that is ready to gallop , when he leaves the stable , is not one of those which can make a thousand lee on a stretch . [ A thousand lee is one hundred leagues ; the saying is common to our's , —> Fair and softly go far . ] A hundred yearswhen pastare no more than the twinkling of an
, , eye : let us then employ usefully what days we have to live . A man born in the country either of Tsi or Tsu will infallibly have its accent . [ These were two little kingdoms , now swallowed up in the Chinese Empire , The proverb expresses the contagion of . example . ]
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Comparison Between The Ancients And Moderns In Science And Literature.
losophy . Possessed of a knowledge of the atmospheric Jaws , and thus enabled in some degree to direct and controul the powers of nature , man finds himself no longer confined to the surface of the globe . In the former he mounts up into the superior regions of the air , where he makes observations , and views the wide expanse , with a facility which , to the ancients , would have appeared utterly impossible . By means of the latter he descends into the perilous depths of the oceanwhere
, lie may visit vessels that have been lost , and explore the caverns of the watery element , with tolerable convenience and security ; the very relation of which would have been regarded , by the deepest philosopher in the ancient world , as the fictitious tale of some romantic visionary .
The art of music also has been greatly improved by the study of the theory of sound . One circumstance in particular cannot but attract the notice of every person not totally devoid of the principle of curiosity , which is this : —What are termed concords in this charming art , were the only notes that were used in the musical system of the ancients , and consequently they could only have been acquainted with the powers of melody ; whereas the moderns have introduced discords
into their more finished compositions , in the most successful manner ; and thus , by a happy combination of these with concords , have framed a beautiful system , which they have denominated I-Iarmony ; a system indeed more complex and intricate than the former , but at the same time capable of producing the most pleasing effects upon the mind , and of affording the most exquisite delight to a . refined ear . [ TO BE CONCLUDED IN OUR NEXT . l
A Collection Of Chinese Proverbs And Apothegms,
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE PROVERBS AND APOTHEGMS ,
WITH REMARKS . COLLECTED FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES . [ CONCLUDED FBOM PAGE ! 5 . ]
A GREAT talker never wants enemies : the man of sense speaks ¦ £ *¦ little , and hears much . A horse that is ready to gallop , when he leaves the stable , is not one of those which can make a thousand lee on a stretch . [ A thousand lee is one hundred leagues ; the saying is common to our's , —> Fair and softly go far . ] A hundred yearswhen pastare no more than the twinkling of an
, , eye : let us then employ usefully what days we have to live . A man born in the country either of Tsi or Tsu will infallibly have its accent . [ These were two little kingdoms , now swallowed up in the Chinese Empire , The proverb expresses the contagion of . example . ]