 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...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 - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...reasonablness of opinions. Prudence and Justice are virtues and excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians...speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...reasonableness of opinions. Prudence and Justice are virtues and excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse wnh intellectual narore is necessary; our speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological... | |
 | George Horne - English essays - 1808 - 320 pages
...Mathematics and astronomy do not enter into the proper improvement and general business of the mind—such sciences do not apply to the manners, nor operate...matter are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge H of such rare emergence, that one man may know another half his life, without being able to estimate... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...of opinions. Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places : M'e are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians...speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...opinions. Prudence and Justice are virtues and excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are J perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only...speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...reasonableness of opinionsPrudence and Justice are virtues and excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians...speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergency that one may know another half his life, without being... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1811 - 420 pages
...reasonableness of opinions. Prudence and Justice are virtues and excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians...chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is neccessary ; 'our speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Essays - 1813 - 338 pages
...* Life of Milton. kind, will admit of little doubt. " We are perpetually moralists," says Johnson, "we are geometricians < only by chance. Our intercourse...speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure : physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know ano- ] skill in hydrostatics,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 486 pages
...reasonableness of opinions. Prudence und Justice are virtues and excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians...speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without... | |
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... wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the history of mankind, and with those examples which may be said to embody truth, and prove by events the reasonableness of opinions. Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all... 
