 | 1786 - 460 Seiten
...pleafing, the firft acquifition we fliould drive to attain is a knowledge of right and wrong i the next, an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, and with thofe examples which may be faid to "embody " truth," and prove, by events, the reafonablenefs of opinions. Prudence and juftice... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 Seiten
...knowledge requires or includes, are not the great or the frequent bufinefs of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or converfation, whether we...right and wrong; the next is an acquaintance with the hiflory of mankind, and with thofe examples which may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 Seiten
...knowledge re-- quires or includes, are not the gre.it or the frequent bufinefs of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or converfation, whether we...is an acquaintance with the hiftory. of mankind,. <. VoL. IX. H and and with thofe examples which may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 Seiten
...knowledge requires or includes, is not the great or the frequent bufinefs of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or converfation, whether we wifh to be ufeful or pleafing, the firft requisite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong; the next is an acquaintance with... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1796 - 464 Seiten
...mind. Whether " we provide for aftion or converfation, " whether we wifli to be ufeful or pleating, ** the firft requifite is the religious and " moral knowledge of right and wrong j • *' the next is an acquaintance with th« " hiftory of mankind, and with thofe *' examples which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...human mind. Whether we provide for aftion or converfation, whether we wifh to be ufeful or plealing, the firft requifite is the religious and moral knowledge...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...frequent bufinefs of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or converfation, whether we wiih to be ufeful or pleafing, the firft requifite is the...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 Seiten
...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,... | |
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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... 
