 Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary ; our speculations upon matter are voluntary,...  The United States Literary Gazette - Страница 4411825Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 страница
...excellencies of all times and all places. We are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Life of Milton. Physical knowledge is of such rare emergence that one man may know another half his... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 страница
...ians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessanr ; our speculations uppn matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one man may know another hall' his life without being able to estimate his fltill in hydrostaticks or astronomy;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 страница
...excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 страница
...perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse wnh intellectual narore is necessary; our speculations upon matter are voluntary,...Physiological learning, is of such rare emergence, that one man may know another half his life without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaties or astronomy... | |
 | George Horne - 1808 - 320 страница
...artificer. An excellent writer observes, we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...speculations upon matter are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge H of such rare emergence, that one man may know another half his life, without being... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 страница
...excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are J perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydfostaticks or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 страница
...excellences of all times and of all places : M'e are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydro. statics or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 страница
...excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergency that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 страница
...moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is neccessary ; 'our speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergencv that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 страница
...admit of little doubt. " We are perpetually moralists," says Johnson, "we are geometricians < only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know ano- ] skill in hydrostatics, or astronomy; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears.... | |
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