 Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary ; our speculations upon matter are voluntary,...  Milton, with an Introduction and Notes - Σελίδα xxivτων Samuel Johnson - 1893 - 139 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Joseph Towers - 1796 - 464 σελίδες
...fary ; our {peculations upon matter are " voluntary, and at leifure. Phyfical '* knowledge is of fuch rare emergence, " that one' man may know another half " his life without being able to eftimate " his ikill in hydroftatics or aftrouomy; ** but his moral and prudential character " immediately... | |
 | William Jones - 1799 - 488 σελίδες
...necefiary ; onr fpeculation* lions upon matter are voluntary and at leifure. Phyfical knowlcge is of fuch rare emergence, that one man may know another half his life, without being able to eftimate his fkill in hydreftaties or aflronomy : but his moral and prudential character immediately... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 σελίδες
...ians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessanr ; our speculations uppn matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological...such rare emergence, that one man may know another hall' his life without being able to estimate his fltill in hydrostaticks or astronomy; but his moral... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 σελίδες
...and excellencies of all times and all places. We are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature...speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Life of Milton. Physical knowledge is of such rare emergence that one man may know another half his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 σελίδες
...excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual...Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 σελίδες
...perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse wnh intellectual narore is necessary; our speculations upon matter are voluntary,...his life without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaties or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. 1'hose authors,... | |
 | George Horne - 1808 - 320 σελίδες
...the artificer. An excellent writer observes, we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual...speculations upon matter are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge H of such rare emergence, that one man may know another half his life, without being... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 σελίδες
...excellences of all times and of all places : M'e are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual...Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydro. statics or astronomy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 σελίδες
...excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are J perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual...Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydfostaticks or astronomy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 σελίδες
...excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual...at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergency that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks... | |
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