 It was said of Socrates, that he brought Philosophy down from Heaven to inhabit among Men ; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of Closets and Libraries, Schools and Colleges, to dwell in Clubs and Assemblies,...  The British Essayists - Pàgina veditat per - 1808Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 pàgines
...from heaven to inhabit among men ; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought philosophy out of closets 'and libraries, schools and colleges, to dwell in cli;bs and as* stimblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses. Spectator, N° 10, When this sentence... | |
 | 1803 - 434 pàgines
...from heaven, to inhabit among men; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and...and assemblies, at. tea-tables and in coffee-houses. I would, therefore, in a very particular manner, recommend these my speculations to all well-regulated... | |
 | 1803 - 420 pàgines
...heaven, to inhabit among men ; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and...dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coflee-houses. I would, therefore, in a very particular manner, recommend these my speculations to... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1803 - 614 pàgines
...graver writers, and more bulky theorists : br, in the language of Addison, " to bring philosophy o\it of closets and libraries, schools and colleges, to...assemblies, at tea-tables, and in coffee-houses." Vol. ir xi. Though Johnson attributed the praise of original design to Casa in his book of Manners,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 424 pàgines
...from heaven, to inhabit among men; I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and...and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses *." * Spectator, N° 10. Of the success which attended the efforts of •Steele and Addison, in the... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 420 pàgines
...be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought philosophy out of closets and libra, ries, schools and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses *." * Spectator, N° 1Q, Of the success which attended the efforts of Steele and Addison, in the reformation... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pàgines
...Heaven, to inhabit among men ; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and...and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses. I would therefore in a very particular manner recommend these my speculations to all well-regulated... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pàgines
...Heaven, to inhabit among men ; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and...and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses. I would therefore in a very particular manner recommend these my speculations to all well-regulated... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pàgines
...her-ven, to inhabit among men; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and...and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses. I would therefore in a very particular manner recommend these my speculations to all well-regulated... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 390 pàgines
...whose arms they despised. About the time we now treat of, foreign fopperies, ignorance of the rules of propriety, and indecorous affectations, had introduced...writing Dr. JOHNSON has given a sketch which it were to be wished he had illustrated by research. Yet though written in advanced life, when inquiry became... | |
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