 | William Kearney Carr - 1913 - 136 pages
...shoemaker, yet he has been styled the founder of German philosophy. "Sitting in his room one day, his eyes fell upon a burnished pewter dish which reflected the sunshine with such marvelous splendor that he fell into an ecstasy, and it seemed to him as if he could now look into... | |
 | Petr Demʹi︠a︡novich Uspenskiĭ - 1922 - 362 pages
..."illumination" occurred in 1600 AD, when he was twenty-five years old.f Sitting one day in his room, his eyes fell upon a burnished pewter dish, which reflected the sunshine with such marvelous splendor that he fell into an inward ecstasy, and it seemed to him as if he could now look... | |
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sitting one day in his room, his eye fell upon a burnished pewter dish which reflected the sunshine with such marvellous splendour that he fell into a deep inward ecstasy and it seemed to him as if he could now look into the principles and deepest foundations... 
