Essays: With Annotations by Richard Whately |
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... observations as occurred to me on several of Bacon's Essays , and also to make references to passages in various books which relate to the same subjects , I have been induced to lay the whole before the Public in an Edition of these ...
... observations as occurred to me on several of Bacon's Essays , and also to make references to passages in various books which relate to the same subjects , I have been induced to lay the whole before the Public in an Edition of these ...
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... observations loosely thrown out , as in conversation ; and inviting , as in conversation , the observations of others on the subject . With an Essay , in the modern sense of the word , it is not so . If the reader of what was designed ...
... observations loosely thrown out , as in conversation ; and inviting , as in conversation , the observations of others on the subject . With an Essay , in the modern sense of the word , it is not so . If the reader of what was designed ...
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... observation , and the want of copious and patient experiment . On supposed facts not carefully ascertained , and often on mere baseless con- jecture , they proceeded to reason , often very closely and inge- niously ; forgetting that no ...
... observation , and the want of copious and patient experiment . On supposed facts not carefully ascertained , and often on mere baseless con- jecture , they proceeded to reason , often very closely and inge- niously ; forgetting that no ...
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... observation . For , as books , though indispensably necessary for a student , are of no use to one who has not learned to read , though he dis- tinctly sees black marks on white paper , so is all experience and acquaintance with facts ...
... observation . For , as books , though indispensably necessary for a student , are of no use to one who has not learned to read , though he dis- tinctly sees black marks on white paper , so is all experience and acquaintance with facts ...
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... observe , how little alteration in good spirits the approaches of death make ; for they appear to be the same men till the last instant . Augustus Cæsar died in a compli- ment : Livia , conjugii nostri memor vive , et vale . ' Tiberius ...
... observe , how little alteration in good spirits the approaches of death make ; for they appear to be the same men till the last instant . Augustus Cæsar died in a compli- ment : Livia , conjugii nostri memor vive , et vale . ' Tiberius ...
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Common terms and phrases
advantage Æneid ancient ANNOTATIONS ANTITHETA Aristotle atheists Augustus Cæsar Bacon believe better Bishop Butler Cæsar called cause character christian Church common commonly contrary counsel course cunning danger desire divine doctrine doth doubt Edinburgh Review effect envy Epicurus error ESSAY evil favour fear feel Galba give hath helotism Henry VII honour human important infallible instance judgment Julius Cæsar keep kind king labour less maketh man's matter means men's ment merely mind moral nature never object observed opinion opposite party perceive perhaps persons political Pompey practice princes principle profess racter reason regard religion religious remarkable Roman Roman Catholic saith Scripture seditions sense side sometimes speak superstition supposed sure Tacitus things thou thought tion true truth unto usury Vespasian virtue wealth wisdom wise word