 Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics,...  The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin - Page 211by Jonathan Swift - 1801Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...noble exalted Thought never fprang in any other Man's Head. Every one knew how laborious the ufual Method is of attaining to Arts and Sciences ; whereas by his Contrivance, the moft ignorant Perfon at a reafcnable Charge, and with a little bodily Labour, may write iiooks in Philofophy,... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pages
...claim to inspiration. " Every one " knows," he adds, " how laborious the usual method is of attain" ing to arts and sciences: whereas, by his contrivance,...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily " labour, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, ma" thematics, and theology," (no mention of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 524 pages
...himself, that a more noble exalted thought, never sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts...bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least assistance from genius or study." He then... | |
 | Hugh Leslie - 1808 - 356 pages
...flattered himself, that a more exalted thought never sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the' usual method is, of attaining to arts and sciences, whereas by his contrivance, the «nost ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write books... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...himself, that a more noble exalted thought never sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts...bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least assistance from genius or study." ;He... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 512 pages
...himself, that a more noble exalted thought never sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts...bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least assistance from genius or study." He then... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...himself that a more noble exalted thought never sprung in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, may writ* both in philosophy, poetry, politicks, law, mathematics and theology , without the least... | |
 | Philomathic institution - 1825 - 518 pages
...lamenting the labour necessary to acquire information in the usual way, observed to Gulliver, that " by his contrivance the most ignorant person, at a...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology, without 'the least... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 pages
...himself that a more noble exalted thought naver sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts...charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write bonio in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least assistance... | |
 | George Campbell - 1838 - 460 pages
...in any other man's head," but doth not lay claim to inspiration. " Every one knows," he adds, " how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts...sciences : whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant perSo much for the third and last cause of illusion that was taken notice of, arising from the abuse... | |
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