 | Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...from the fame Principle. Becaufe, Firft, it is generally affirmed, or confefs'd that Learning puffeth Men up: And. Secondly, they proved it by the following Syllogifm; Words ure but Wind.; and Learning is nothing hat Words ; Ergo, Learning is nothing but Wind, For this Reafon,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1755 - 514 pages
...fol| Thn n meant of thofe up the feeds of rebellion, feditious preachers, who blow lowing fy llogifm ; words are but •wind ; and learning is nothing but words, ergo, learning is nothing but wind. For this reafon the philoibphers among them did in their fchools deliver to their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 pages
...confeffed, that learning fuff'eth men up: and, fecondly, they proved it by the following fyllo gifm : " Words are but wind; and learning is nothing " but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind." For this reafon, the philofophers among them did, in their fchools, deliver to their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...meant of thofe feJitious preachers, who blow up the feeds of rebellion, -fV, lowing lowing fyllogifm ; words are but wind ; and learning is nothing but words ; ergo, learning is nothing but wind. For this reafon the philofophers among them did in their fchools deliver to their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 pages
...confefTed, that learning puffeth men up : and fecondly, they proved it by the following fyllogifm ; words are but wind ; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind. For this reafon, the philofophers among them, did, in their fchools, deliver to their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 488 pages
...confessed, that learning puffeth men up: and secondly, they proved it by the following syllogism ; I words are but wind ; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind. For this reason, the philosophers among them, did, in their schools, deliver to their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...confessed, that learning puffeth men up : and secondly, they proved it by the following syllogism ; words are but wind ; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind. For this reason, the philosophers among them, did, in their schools, deliver to their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 346 pages
...confessed, that learning putreth men up : and secondly, they proved it by the following syllogism : " Words are but wind ; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind." For this reason, the philosophers among them did, in their schools, deliver to their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, William Wotton - 1811 - 390 pages
...confessed, that learning puffeth men up: And, secondly, they proved it by the following syllogism: Words are but wind, and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind. For this reason, the philosophers among them did, in their schools, deliver to their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, William Wotton - 1812 - 250 pages
...confessed, that learning puffeth men up : and secondly, they proved it by the following syllogism : " Words 'are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind." For this reason, the philosophers among them did, in their schools, deliver to their... | |
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Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind. 
