To man is as much reserved the prerogative of perceiving space in its higher extensions, as of geometrically constructing the relations of space.


The Works of Thomas de Quincey, System of the Heavens as Revealed by Lord Rosse's Telescope (p. 177), Adam & Charles Black. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1871

Thomas De Quincey Quotes

To man is as much reserved the prerogative of perceiving space in its higher extensions, as of geometrically constructing the relations of space.

To man is as much reserved the prerogative of perceiving space in its higher extensions, as of geometrically constructing the relations of space.

To man is as much reserved the prerogative of perceiving space in its higher extensions, as of geometrically constructing the relations of space.

To man is as much reserved the prerogative of perceiving space in its higher extensions, as of geometrically constructing the relations of space.