existential inquiry

He had partially unveiled the face of Nature, but her immortal lineaments were still a wonder and a mystery. He might dissect, anatomise, and give names; but, not to speak of a final cause, causes in their secondary and tertiary grades were utterly unknown to ...

“We accept,” I answered; “only I will ask your permission, sir, to address one question to you—one only.” “Speak, sir.” “You said that we should be free on board.” “Entirely.” “I ask you, then, what you mean by this liberty?” “Just the liberty to go, to come, ...

All this while we were advancing on our journey; and at length night came; but as I had remarked the evening before, the luminous state of the atmosphere was in nothing diminished. Whatever was the cause, it was a phenomenon upon the duration of which we could...