 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,...  Milton, with an Introduction and Notes - Страница 10по Samuel Johnson - 1892 - 139 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 страници
...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 страници
...will admit of little doubt. " We are perpetually moralists," says Johnson, "we are geometricians < only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual...physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know ano- ] skill in hydrostatics, or astronomy; but his moral and prudential character immediately... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 страници
...excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual...Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 страници
...excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, bat we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual...Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 страници
...ture is necessary ; our speculations upon matter " are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge " is of such rare emergence, that one man may know "...life, without being able to estimate " his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his " moral and prudential character immediately ap" pears. Those authors... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 566 страници
...ture is necessary ; our speculations upon matter " are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge " is of such rare emergence, that one man may know "...life, without being able to estimate " his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his "moral and prudential character immediately ap" pears. Those authors... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 570 страници
...the artificer. An excellent writer observes, we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual...speculations upon matter are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge is of such rare emergence, that one man may know another hall his life, without... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 страници
...but we are geometricians only by chance. Physiological learning- is of so rare emergence, thai one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. Those authors,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 страници
...excellences of all times and of all t placies ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual...Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 страници
...excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual...Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy... | |
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