 You sometimes speak of gravity as essential and inherent to matter. Pray do not ascribe that notion to me, for the cause of gravity is what I do not pretend to know, and therefore would take more time to consider of it.  Dictionary of National Biography - Page 3071885Full view - About this book
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - Authors, English - 1822 - 934 pages
...to an Intelligent Agent. " You sometimes speak of gravity as essential and inherent to matter. Pray do not ascribe that notion to me; for the cause of gravity is what I do not pretend to know, and therefore would take more time to consider of it. " 1 fear what I have said of infinites will seem... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1825 - 520 pages
...— both of their revolutions on their own axes, and also of their circuits round the centre.-fthat notion to me ; for the cause of gravity is what I do not pretend to know, and therefore would take more time to consider of it." And in the third letter he remarks — " It... | |
 | Isaac Preston Cory - Philosophy - 1833 - 232 pages
...to Dr. Bentley, he says; " You sometimes speak of Gravity as essential, and inherent to matter. Pray do not ascribe that notion to me : for the cause of Gravity is what I do not pretend to know, and therefore would take more time to consider." p. 20. not be exactly justified in rejecting it at... | |
 | Richard Bentley - Atheism - 1838 - 572 pages
...to an intelligent Agent. You sometimes speak of gravity as essential and inherent to matter. Pray, do not ascribe that notion to me ; for the cause of gravity is what I do not pretend to know, and therefore would take more time to consider of it. I fear what I have said of infinites will seem... | |
 | Richard Bentley - Classical poetry - 1838 - 574 pages
...to an intelligent Agent. You sometimes speak of gravity as essential and inherent to matter. Pray, do not ascribe that notion to me ; for the cause of gravity is what I do not pretend to know, and therefore would take more time to consider of it. I fear what I have said of infinites will seem... | |
 | Richard Bentley - Philologists - 1842 - 474 pages
...an intelligent Agent. You sometimes speak of gravity as essential and 25 inherent to matter. Pray, do not ascribe that notion to me; for the cause of gravity is what I do not pretend to know, and therefore would take more time to consider of it. I fear what I have said of infinities will seem... | |
 | Richard Bentley - Bentley, Richard, 1662-1742 - 1842 - 896 pages
...an intelligent Agent. You sometimes speak of gravity as essential and 20 inherent to matter. Pray, do not ascribe that notion to me ; for the cause of gravity is what I do not pretend to know, and therefore would take more time to consider of it. I fear what I have said of infinities will seem... | |
 | Samuel Lytler Metcalfe - Heat - 1859 - 650 pages
...in a letter to Dr. Bentley, he says : " You sometimes speak of gravity as essential to matter. Pray do not ascribe that notion to me ; for the cause of gravity is what I do not pretend to know, and therefore would take more time to consider." (Page 20.) He adds, in another letter: "That gravity... | |
 | Robert Flint - 1879 - 600 pages
...Newton's words to Bentley : " You sometimes speak of gravity as essential and inherent to matter. Pray, do not ascribe that notion to me ; for the cause of gravity is what I do not pretend to know." Many of them will not refuse assent even to his much stronger statement: "That gravity should be innate,... | |
 | Robert Flint - Atheism - 1879 - 600 pages
...Newton's words to Bentley : " You sometimes speak of gravity as essential and inherent to matter. Pray, do not ascribe that notion to me ; for the cause of gravity is what I do not pretend to know." Many of them will not refuse assent even to his much stronger statement : " That gravity should be... | |
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