 But the truth is, that the knowledge of external nature, and the sciences which that knowledge requires or includes, are not the great or the frequent business of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful...  Writers and Readers - Страница 147по George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1892 - 211 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 страници
...we provide for action or converfation, whether we wifh to be ufeful or pleafing, the firft requifite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong; the next is an acquaintance with the hiflory of mankind, and with thofe examples which may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 страници
...we provide for action or converfation, whether we wifh to be ufeful or pleafing, the firft requifite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong; the next is an acquaintance with the hiftory. of mankind,. <. VoL. IX. H and and with thofe examples which may be faid to embody truth,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 страници
...Whether we provide for action or converfation, whether we wifh to be ufeful or pleafing, the firft requisite is the religious and moral knowledge of...right and wrong; the next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, and with thofe examples which may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1796 - 464 страници
...embody " truth, " truth, and prove by events the reaibtt" ablenefe of opinions. Prudence and " juftice are virtues, and excellencies, of " all times, and of all places : we are " perpetually moralifts, but we are geo«* metricians only by chance. Our inter" courfe with intellectual nature... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 страници
...conversation, wheili we wish to he \isetul or pleasing, the first requisite is the re'igious arid 11101 knowledge of right and wrong; the next is an acquaintance with the hist-1 of mankind, and with those examples which maybe said to embody truth, aprove by events the reasonableness... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 страници
...we provide for aftion or converfation, whether we wifh to be ufeful or plealing, the firft requifite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, Vot. IX. H " and and with thofe examples which may be faid to em-> body truth,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 страници
...the frequent business .of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite...embody truth, and prove by events the reasonableness of opini6ns. Prudence and justice are virtues and excellencies of all times and all places. We are perpetually... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 страници
...whether we wish to be userul or pleasing, the first requisite is the religious and moral knowledge ot right and wrong; the next is an acquaintance with...history of mankind, and with those examples which maybe said to embody truth, and prove by events the reasonableness of opinions. Prejudice and Justice... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 страници
...the frequent business of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite...moral knowledge of right and wrong; the next is an acquamtance with the history of mankind, and with those examples which may be said to embody truth,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 страници
...we provide for action or converfation, whether we wiih to be ufeful or pleafing, the firft requifite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, VOL. IX. H and and with thofe examples which may be faid toern* body truth, and... | |
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