 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 - 441 페이지1825전체보기 - 도서 정보
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 394 페이지
...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
...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, Arthur Murphy - 1806
...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
...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 - 295 페이지
...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
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810
...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
...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
...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
...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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