 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 Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Pagina 851780Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagina’s
...conversation, wheili we wish to he \isetul or pleasing, the first requisite is the re'igious arid 11101 knowledge of right and wrong; the next is an acquaintance with the hist-1 of mankind, and with those examples which maybe said to embody truth, aprove by events the reasonableness... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pagina’s
...we provide for aftion or converfation, whether we wifh to be ufeful or plealing, the firft requifite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and...next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, Vot. IX. H " and and with thofe examples which may be faid to em-> body truth, and prove by events... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pagina’s
...we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pagina’s
...we provide for action or converfation, whether we wiih to be ufeful or pleafing, the firft requifite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and...next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, VOL. IX. H and and with thofe examples which may be faid toern* body truth, and prove by events the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pagina’s
...we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong; the next is an acquamtance with the history of mankind, and with those examples which may be said to embody truth,... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pagina’s
...we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pagina’s
...we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the history of mankind, VOL. IX. H and ^ and with those examples which may be said to embody truth, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pagina’s
...we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pagina’s
...we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the history of mankind, VOL. IX. H and with those examples which may be said to em? body truth, and prove... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pagina’s
...we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and 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... | |
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