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 - Page 295by George Campbell - 1859 - 435 pagesFull view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 388 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1804 - 402 pages
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| Hugh Leslie - 1808 - 356 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
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