 | Soame Jenyns - 1770 - 468 σελίδες
...Angel ; nor a Horfe, that he is not a Man ; much lefs, that in their fcveral ftations they pofTefs not the faculties of another ; for this would be an...reafon of a Man ; but, as they are now formed by the confummate wifdom of their Creator, each enjoys pleafures peculiar to his fituation : and tho' the... | |
 | Soame Jenyns - 1770 - 474 σελίδες
...poffefs notr the faculties of another ; for this would be : aa infufferable misfortune. And doubtlefs<:it would be as inconvenient for a Man to be endued:*...a Horfe to have the reafon of a Man-, but, as they Bret njHH formed by the confummate wifdom of their Creator, each enjoys pleafures peculiar to his fituation... | |
 | 1774 - 390 σελίδες
....Angel ; nor a Horfe that he is not a Man ; much lefs, that in their feveral Stations they poffefs not the Faculties of another ; for this would be an infufferable misfortune." This Doctrine of the regular Subordination of Beings, the Scale of Exiftence, and the Chain of Nature,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 σελίδες
...an Angel ; nor a Horfe that he is not a Man ; much lefs, that in their feveral Stations they poflefs not the Faculties of another ; for this would be an infufferable misfortune." This Dodlrine of the regular Subordination of Beings, the Scale of Exiftence, and the Chain of Nature,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 σελίδες
...angel ; nor a horfe that he is " not a man> much lefs, that in their feveral fta" tions they poflefs not the faculties of another ; for " this would be an infufferable misfortune." This doctrine of the regular fubordination of beings, the fcale of exiftence, and the chain of nature,... | |
 | Soame Jenyns - 1790 - 316 σελίδες
...angel ; nor a horfe, that he is not a man ; much lefs, that in their feveral ftations they poffefs not the faculties of another ; for this would be an...angel, as for a horfe to have the reafon of a man ; E a but but as they are now formed by the confummate wifdom of their Creator, each enjoys pleafures... | |
 | Soame Jenyns, Charles Nalson Cole - 1793 - 314 σελίδες
...difquiet muft remain to thofe who fucceed to that chafm, which muft be occafioned by our preferment. A man can have no reafon to repine, that he is not...angel, as for a horfe to have the reafon of a man ; E 2 but but as they are now formed by the confummate wifdom of their Creator,. each enjoys pleafures... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1797 - 610 σελίδες
...an angel, nor a horfe that he is not a man ; much lefs, that in their feveral ftations they pofTefs not the faculties of another; for this would be an...reafon of a man ; but, as they are now formed by the confummate wifdom of their creator, each enjoys pleafures peculiar to his fituation : And tho' the... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1797 - 642 σελίδες
...lefs, that in their feveral ftations they poffefs not the faculties of another; for this would bd art infufferable misfortune. And doubtlefs it would be...be endued with the knowledge of an angel, as for a horfd to have the reafon of a man; but, as they are now formed by the confummate wifdom of their creator,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 σελίδες
...angel; nor a horfe that he is not a " man ; much lefs, that in their feveral ftations they " poffefs not the faculties of another; for this would " be an infufferable misfortune." This doctrine of the regular fubordination of beings, the fcale of exiftence, and the chain of nature,... | |
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... chain can be broke, the fame reafon for difquiet muft remain to thofe who fucceed to that chafm, which muft be occafioned by our preferment. A man can have no reafon to repine, that he is not an angel, nor a horfe that he is not a man ; much lefs,... 
