By what means (said the prince) are the Europeans thus powerful ; or why, since they can so eas'ily visit Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiaticks and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their... Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia - Seite 50von Samuel Johnson - 1909 - 192 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 324 Seiten
...bring us thither." " They are more powerful, Sir, than we, anfwered Imlac, becaufe they are •wifer; knowledge will always predominate over ignorance, as man governs the other animals. But why tfieir knowledge is more than ours, 1 know not what reafon can be given, but the unfearchable will... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 Seiten
...vifit Afia and Africa for trade or conqueft, cannot the Afiaticks and. Africans invade their coafts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us thither." " They are more powerful, Sir, than we, anfwered... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 Seiten
...vifit Afia and Africa for trade or conqtiefr, cannot the Afiaticks and Africans invade their coafts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us thither." " They are more powerful, Sir, than we, anfwered... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 Seiten
...vifit Afia and Africa for trade or conquefr, cannot the Afiaticks and Africans invade their coafts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us thither." cc They are more powerful, Sir, than we,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 Seiten
...their coafts, plant colonies in their ports, and give i give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us thither." " They are more powerful, Sir, than we," anfwered Imlac, " becaufe they are wifer ; knowledge will always predominate over ignorance, as man... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 608 Seiten
...bring us hither." — " They are more powerful, Sir, than we, (anfwered Imlac,) becaufe they are wifer. Knowledge will always predominate over ignorance,...their knowledge is more than ours, I know not what reafon can be given, but the unfearchable will of the Supreme Being." He faid, " This, Sir, no man... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 608 Seiten
...vifit Afia and Africa for trade or conqueft, cannot the Afiaticks and Africans invade their coafts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us hither."—" They are more powerful, Sir, than we,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 Seiten
...yifit Afia and Africa for trade or conqueft, cannot the Afiaticks and Africans invade their coafts, plant colonies in their ports,, and give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us thither." " They are more powerful, Sir, than we, anfwered... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 Seiten
...bring us thither." " They are more powerful, Sir, than we, anfwered Jmlac, becaufe they are wifer ; knowledge will always predominate over ignorance,...their knowledge is more than ours, I know not what reafon can be given, but the unfearchable will of the Supreme Being." " When, faid the prince with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 Seiten
...vifit Afia and Africa for trade or conqueft, cannot the Afiaticks and Africans invade their coafts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us thither." " They are more powerful, Sir, than we, anfivered... | |
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