 | Alexander Young - 1845 - 338 страници
...hydrostatics or astronomy; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. We were not placed here to watch the growth of plants or the motions of the stars, but to learn how to do good and avoid evil." Although Dr. Kirkland was never a close and plodding... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 страници
...upon Ufe ; but the innova, tors whom I oppose are turning off attention from life to nature. They seem to think that we are placed here to watch the growth of plants or the motions of the stars : Socrates was rathei of opinion, tnat what we had to leam was, ho« to do good and avoid evi!.... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1849 - 282 страници
...human mind : and we ought not" he adds, " to turn off attention from life to nature, aa if we were placed here to watch the growth of plants, or the motions of the •tars." That a violent shock had been given in the sixteenth century to certain time-honored dogmas,... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1849 - 590 страници
...human mind : uud we ought not" he adds, " to turn off attention from life to nature, as if we were placed here to watch the growth of plants, or the motions of the stars." That a violent shock had been given in the sixteenth century to certain time-honored dogmas,... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1849 - 282 страници
...human mind : and we ought not" he adds, " to turn off attention from life to nature, as if we were placed here to watch the growth of plants, or the motions of the •tars." That a violent shock had been given in the sixteenth century to certain time-honored dogmas,... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1849 - 426 страници
...human mind: and we ought not," he adds, " to turn off attention from life to nature, as if we were placed here to watch the growth of plants, or the motions of the stars." That a violent shock had been given in the sixteenth century to certain time-honoured dogmas,... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1849 - 394 страници
...human mind: and we ought not," he adds, " to turn off attention from life to nature, as if we were placed here to watch the growth of plants, or the motions of the stars." That a violent shock had been given in the sixteenth century to certain time-honoured dogmas,... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 428 страници
...seem to think that we are placed here tn watch the growth of plante, or the motions of the stars : Socrates was rather of opinion that what we had to learn was, how to do good and avoid evil. "Om m ir ptyipoiai faxinr' dyaOitre « mirai." Had Johnson always written so, what a beautiful and... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 508 страници
...human mind ; and we ought not," he adds, " to turn off attention from life to nature; as if we were placed here to watch the growth of plants or the motions of the ftars! " That a violent (hock had been given in the fixteenth century to certain time-honoured dogmas by writers... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 500 страници
...human mind ; and we ought not," he adds, " to turn off attention from life to nature; as if we were placed here to watch the growth of plants or the motions of the liars ! " That a violent (hock had been given in the fixteenth century to certain time-honoured dogmas... | |
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innovators whom I oppofe are turning off attention from life to nature. They feem to think', that we are placed here to watch the growth of plants, or the motions of the ftars. Socrates was rather of opinion, that what we had to learn was, how to do good,... 
