Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary ; our speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergency that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics... The American Journal of Education - Page 170edited by - 1864Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...fpeculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leifure. Phyfiological learning is of fuch rare emergence, that one may know another half his life without being able to eftimate his fkill in hydroftaticks or aftronomy ; but his moral and prudential character immediately... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...of all times and all places. We are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary...speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Life of Milton. Physical knowledge is of such rare emergence that one man may know another half his... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...ians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessanr ; our speculations uppn matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one man may know another hall' his life without being able to estimate his fltill in... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary...at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse wnh intellectual narore is necessary; our speculations upon matter are voluntary,...at leisure. Physiological learning, is of such rare emergence, that one man may know another half his life without being able to estimate his skill in... | |
| George Horne - English essays - 1808 - 320 pages
...excellent writer observes, we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary;...speculations upon matter are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge H of such rare emergence, that one man may know another half his life, without being... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...times and of all places ; we are J perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary...at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydfostaticks... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary...life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. s Those authors,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1811 - 420 pages
...moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is neccessary ; 'our speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergencv that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - Essays - 1813 - 338 pages
...little doubt. " We are perpetually moralists," says Johnson, "we are geometricians < only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary;...at leisure : physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know ano- ] skill in hydrostatics, or astronomy; but his moral and prudential... | |
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