It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are reminded of the egg of Columbus!


Curiosities of literature (ed. 1861)


It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are ...

It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are ...

It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are ...

It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are ...