Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics,... The Philosophy of Rhetoric - Página 295por George Campbell - 1859 - 435 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 388 páginas
...noble exalted Thought never fprung in any other Man's Head. Every one knew how laborious the ufual Method is of attaining to Arts and Sciences ; whereas by his Contrivance, the moft ignorant Perfon at a reafonable Charge, and with a little bodily Labour, may write both in Pbilofophy,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 páginas
...noble exalted Thought never fprang in any other Man's Head. Every one knew how laborious the ufual Method is of attaining to Arts and Sciences ; whereas by his Contrivance, the moft ignorant Perfon at a reafcnable Charge, and with a little bodily Labour, may write iiooks in Philofophy,... | |
| George Campbell - 1801 - 404 páginas
...claim to inspiration. " Every one " knows," he adds, " how laborious the usual method is of attain" ing to arts and sciences: whereas, by his contrivance,...write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, ma" thematics, and theology," (no mention of history) " without the " least assistance from genius... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 páginas
...nattered himself, that a more noble exalted thought, never sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew, how laborious the usual method is of attaining to...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politicks, laws, mathematicks, and theology, without the least... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 páginas
...himself, that a more noble exalted thought, never sprang in any othef man's head. Every one knew, h<*w laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politicks, laws, mathematicks, and theology, without the least... | |
| Hugh Leslie - 1808 - 356 páginas
...flattered himself, that a more exalted thought never sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the' usual method is, of attaining to...arts and sciences, whereas by his contrivance, the «nost ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write books... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 páginas
...flattered himself, that a more noble exalted thought never sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least... | |
| H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 páginas
...flattered himself that a more noble exalted thought never sprung in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, may writ* both in philosophy, poetry, politicks, law, mathematics and theology , without the least assistance... | |
| Philomathic institution - 1825 - 518 páginas
...lamenting the labour necessary to acquire information in the usual way, observed to Gulliver, that " by his contrivance the most ignorant person, at a...poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology, without 'the least assistance from genius or study." Who would not think 'that the first part of this... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 páginas
...flattered himself that a more noble exalted thought naver sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write bonio in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least... | |
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