And if we consider them attentively, if we observe the strong and unceasing impulse with which the waters hurry to the ocean, the persistency with which the magnet turns ever to the north pole, the readiness with which iron flies to the magnet, the eagerness with which the electric poles seek to be re-united, and which, just like human desire, is increased by obstacles;
-Baldin eta ikusten badugu, begirada ikertzailez kontsideratuz, uraren oldar indartsu eta geldiezina, zeinekin sakonera amiltzen baita, imana beti ipar-polora zuzentzen den iraunkortasuna, burdinak beti hari jarraitzen dion irrika, elekrizitatearen poloak berriro elkartzeko duten bizitasuna, giza gurariena bezala, eragozpenekin areagotzen dena;