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... The Lives of the English Poets - Pàgina 67per Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 420 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| James Bell - 1832 - 622 pàgines
...is, that the knowledge of external nature, and the sciences included or implied in that knowledge, are not the great or the frequent business of the human mind. Whether we provide for action, or amusement, or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite is the religions... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pàgines
...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...requisite is the religious and moral knowledge of rio;ht and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the history of mankind, and with those examples... | |
| John McVickar - 1834 - 238 pàgines
...example of their influence. 'The knowledge of external nature,' says Johnson, ' is not the great or frequent business of the human mind. Whether we provide...religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong. Prudence and justice are virtues and excellencies of all times, and all places. We are perpetually... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pàgines
...that the Knowledge of external nature, and the sciences which that knowledge requires or includes, P ؐ / XS| 啄N y K# 勥 ?* t 9 z%r P ٳ¤ r[tJ ~0 ET... z 4 Y )JC /K ]~ Q 8 = > pd 6 O ) W K} чc i > : ' I > i and wrong; Ihe next is an acquaintance with the history of mankind, and with those examples... | |
| 1837 - 830 pàgines
...quoted in this age of pseudo-philosophy, " and the sciences which that knowledge includes or requires, are not the great or the frequent business of the human mind. Whether we wish to provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite... | |
| 1837 - 754 pàgines
...quoted in this age of pseudo-philosophy, " and the sciences which that knowledge includes or requires, are not the great or the frequent business of the human mind. Whether we wish to provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite... | |
| John McVickar - 1838 - 564 pàgines
...example of their influence. 'The knowledge of external nature,' says Johnson, ' is not the great or frequent business of the human mind. Whether we provide...religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong. Prudence and justice are virtues and excellencies of all times, and all places. We are perpetually... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 716 pàgines
...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...whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first reqni* site is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong; the next is an acquaintance with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pàgines
...requires or includes, are ot the great or the frequent business of tie human mind. Whether we provide or action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first equisite is the religious and moral know. edge of right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with... | |
| Henry Cruger Van Schaack - 1842 - 538 pàgines
...The knowledge of external nature, and of the sciences which that knowledge requires or includes, is not the great or the frequent business of the human...moral knowledge of right and wrong ; the next, is our acquaintance with the history of mankind, and with those examples which may be said to embody truth,... | |
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