Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words : Addressed to Those who ThinkLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1837 - 453 sivua |
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... light , others too heavy , since it is as difficult to throw a straw any distance , as a ton - I have addressed this volume to those who think , and some may accuse me of an ostentatious independence , in presuming to inscribe a book to ...
... light , others too heavy , since it is as difficult to throw a straw any distance , as a ton - I have addressed this volume to those who think , and some may accuse me of an ostentatious independence , in presuming to inscribe a book to ...
Sivu v
... light , and in this coming age most fairly promises to be as common as water , and as free as air . But as it has been wisely ordained , that light should have no colour , water no taste , and air no odour , so know- ledge also should ...
... light , and in this coming age most fairly promises to be as common as water , and as free as air . But as it has been wisely ordained , that light should have no colour , water no taste , and air no odour , so know- ledge also should ...
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... light of revelation , we shall find that Platonism itself is intimately connected with Pyrronism , and the deepest inquiry with the darkest doubt . In an age remarkable for good reasoning and bad conduct , for sound rules and corrupt ...
... light of revelation , we shall find that Platonism itself is intimately connected with Pyrronism , and the deepest inquiry with the darkest doubt . In an age remarkable for good reasoning and bad conduct , for sound rules and corrupt ...
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... light , but error follows a false one . The consequence is , that error , when she retraces her footsteps , has farther to go , before she can arrive at the truth , than ignorance . II . WITH respect to the authority of great names , it ...
... light , but error follows a false one . The consequence is , that error , when she retraces her footsteps , has farther to go , before she can arrive at the truth , than ignorance . II . WITH respect to the authority of great names , it ...
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... light and power ; and that the powerful and the enlightened make very troublesome slaves ; therefore the Sultan discou- rages learning . Leo the Xth knew that the pontifical hie- rarchy did support , and was reciprocally supported by a ...
... light and power ; and that the powerful and the enlightened make very troublesome slaves ; therefore the Sultan discou- rages learning . Leo the Xth knew that the pontifical hie- rarchy did support , and was reciprocally supported by a ...
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2d Edition admiration affirm ancient attempt Author beauty body cause character Christian cloth common danger death despise discovery Doctor Johnson earth enemies England Engravings envy error evil fear fool FREDERIKA BREMER genius give greatest H.M. Treasury hand happens happiness heaven highwayman HISTORY honour HOWITT human ignorance illustrated improved J. C. LOUDON JOHN LINDLEY Juvenal king knave knowledge labour less liberty live London Lord Lord Peterborough MARY HOWITT matter means ment mind mode moral morocco nation nature never numerous object observed occasion opinion ourselves passions perhaps philosopher Plates pleasure poet possess post 8vo praise present pride principle produce prove readers reason receive religion replied revenge reward SAMUEL LAING seldom society talent things Thomas Creswick THOMAS KEIGHTLEY tion TREATISE true truth vice Vignette Titles virtue vols whole WILLIAM HOWITT wisdom wise Woodcuts write
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Sivu 22 - Encyclopaedia of Geography ; comprising a complete Description of the Earth : Exhibiting its Relation to the Heavenly Bodies, its Physical Structure, the Natural History of each Country, and the Industry, Commerce, Political Institutions, and Civil and Social State of All Nations. Second Edition ; with 82 Maps, and upwards of 1,000 other Woodcuts. 8vo. price 60s. Neale.
Sivu 13 - Visits to Remarkable Places : Old Halls, Battle-Fields, and Scenes illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry. By WILLIAM HOWITT. 2 vols. square crown 8vo. with Wood Engravings, 25s. The Rural Life of England.
Sivu 17 - ENCYCLOPEDIA of AGRICULTURE: comprising the Laying-out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and the Cultivation and Economy of the Productions of Agriculture. With 1,100 Woodcuts. 8vo.
Sivu 17 - Britannicum abridged : Containing the Hardy Trees and Shrubs of Great Britain, Native and Foreign, Scientifically and Popularly Described ; with their Propagation, Culture, and Uses in the Arts ; and with Engravings of nearly all the Species.
Sivu 23 - AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PALEOZOIC FOSSILS of CORNWALL, DEVON, and WEST SOMERSET; observed in the course of the Ordnance Geological Survey of that District. By JOHN PHILLIPS, FRS FGS &c.
Sivu 101 - And conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it ; to this end I formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use.
Sivu 5 - Hints to Mothers, for the Management of their Health during the Period of Pregnancy and in the Lying-in Room: With an Exposure of Popular Errors in connexion with those subjects, &c.
Sivu 10 - MITCHELL'S ORNITHOLOGY -THE GENERA Of BIRDS ; comprising their Generic Characters, a Notice of the Habits of each Genus, and an extensive List of Species, referred to their several Genera. By GEORGE ROBERT GRAY, Acad. Imp. Georg. Florent. Soc. Corresp. Senior Assistant of the Zoological Department, British Museum ; and Author of the " List of the Genera of Birds,
Sivu 69 - Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say...
Sivu 23 - TREATISE ON FOOD AND DIET: With Observations on the Dietetical Regimen suited for Disordered States of the Digestive Organs ; and an Account of the Dietaries of some of the principal Metropolitan and other Establishments for Paupers, Lunatics, Criminals, Children, the Sick, &c. By JON. PEREIRA, MDFRS & LS Author of