 | 1729 - 354 страници
...car* never have taken in his full meafure of Knowledge, has not time to fubdue his Paflions, eftabh'fh his Soul in Virtue, and come up to the Perfection...before he is hurried off the Stage, Would an infinitely wife BeN'nf. The SPECTATOR. 113 ing nuke fuch glorioui Creature* for To mean ft Purpol* { On he delight... | |
 | 1729 - 342 страници
...have taken in his full meafure of Knowledge, has not time to fubdue his Paflions, eftablifh his Soulin Vir.tue, and come up to the Perfection of his Nature,...before he is hurried off the Stage. Would an infinitely wife Being make fuch glorious Creatures for fo mean a Purpofo ? Can he delight in the Production of... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 страници
...take in his full meafure of knowledge ; nor has he time to fubdue his paffioirs, eftablifh his foul in virtue, and come up to the perfection of his nature, before he is hurried off the ftage. Would an infinitely wife Being .make fuch glorious creatures for fo mean a purpofe? Can he delight... | |
 | 1792 - 494 страници
...have taken in his full meafurc of knowledge, has not time to fubdue his paffions, cftablilh his fuul in virtue, and come up to the perfection of his nature, before he is hurried off the ftage. Would an infinitely wife being maLc fuch glorious creatures for fo mean a purpofe ? Can he dcBght... | |
 | 1797 - 680 страници
...have taken in his full meafure of knowledge, b< not time to fubdue his paffions, eftaЫ;:Т) his foul in virtue, and come up to the perfection of his nature, before he is hurried of the flage. Would an infinitely wif« being make fuch glorious creatures fur fo mean a purpofe )... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 страници
...cannot take in his full meafure of knowledge, has not time to fubdue his pafsions, eftablifli his foul in virtue, and come up to the perfection of his nature, before he is hurried off the ftage. Would an infinitely wife Being make fuch glorious creatures for fo mean a purpofe? Can he delight... | |
 | David Hume - 1799 - 142 страници
...taken in his full meafure of knowledge , has not time to i'ubdue his paffions , eftablifli his foul in virtue , and come up to the perfection of his nature , before he is hurried off the ftage. Would an infinitely wife Being make. fuch glorious creatures for fo mean a purpofe ? Can he... | |
 | John Walker - 1799 - 438 страници
...purpofe ? can he delight in the produ&ion of fuch abortive intelligence, fuch (hort-lived reafonable beings ? — • would he give us talents that are not to be exerted, capacities that are not to be gratified f Spefl. N° 1 1 1. In the reading of every feries here produced, it will be neceflary... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 страници
...have taken in his full meafure of knowledge, has not time to fubdue his paffions, eftablim his foul in virtue, and come up to the perfection of his nature, before he is hurried off the ftage. Would an infinitely wife Being make fuch glorious creatures for fo mean a purpofe ? Can he delight... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 страници
...mean a purpose ? Can he delight in the production of such abortive intelligencies, such short-lived reasonable beings ? Would he give us talents that are not to be exerted, capacities that are not to be gratified ? Spectator, N° 1 1 1. It is said of Diogenes, that meeting a young man who was... | |
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But a man can never have taken in his full measure of knowledge, has not time to subdue his passions, establish his soul in virtue, and come up to the perfection of his nature, before he is hurried off the stage. 
