 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...the old Evafion of occult Caufes, whereby ;the Followers of Ariftfitle endeavour in Vain to difguife their Ignorance, have invented this wonderful Solution of all Difficulties, to the unfpeakabU Advancetnent of human Knowledge. E 2 AFTER AFTER this decifive Conclufion, I entreated to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...the* old Evafion of occult Caufes, whereby the Followers of Ariftath endeavoured in' vain to difguife their Ignorance, have invented this wonderful Solution of all Difficulties, to the unfpeakable Advancement of human Knowledge. After this decifive Conclufion, I entreated to be heard... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...the old Evafion of occult Caufes, whereby the Followers of Ariftotle endeavour in vain to difguife their Ignorance ; have invented this wonderful Solution of all Difficulties, to the unfpeakable Advancement of human Knowledge. AFTER this decifive Conclufion, I intreated to be heard... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 524 pages
...philosophy of Europe, whose professors, disdaining the old evasion of occult causes, whereby the followers of Aristotle endeavoured in vain to disguise their...After this decisive conclusion, I entreated to be lieard a word or two. I applied myself to the king, and assured his majesty, " that I came from a,... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 552 pages
...philosophy of Europe, whose professors, disdaining the old evasion of occult causes, whereby the followers of Aristotle endeavoured in vain to disguise their...the unspeakable advancement of human knowledge."* Whatever may be thought of speculations of this kind, however, with respect to the relative distance... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 446 pages
...philosophy of Europe, whose professors, disdaining the old evasion of occult causes, whereby the followers of Aristotle endeavoured in vain to disguise their...difficulties, to the unspeakable advancement of human know ledge. After this decisive conclusion, I entreated to be heard a word or two. I applied myself... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1826 - 548 pages
...philosophy of Europe, whose professors, disdaining the old evasion of occult causes, whereby the followers of Aristotle endeavoured in vain to disguise their...the unspeakable advancement of human knowledge."* Whatever may be thought of speculations of this kind, however, with respect to the relative distance... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 pages
...of Europe, whose professors, disdaining- the old evasion of occult causes, vijhtjrcby the followers of Aristotle endeavoured in vain to disguise their...myself to the king, and assured his majesty, ' that 1 came from a country which abounded with several millions 01 both sexes, and of my own stature ; where... | |
 | Thomas Brown, David Welsh - 1846 - 580 pages
...philosophy of Europe, whose professors, disdaining the old evasion of occult causes, whereby the followers of Aristotle endeavoured in vain to disguise their...to the unspeakable advancement of human knowledge." 1 Whatever may be thought of speculations of this kind, however, with respect to the relative distance... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 1012 pages
...philosophy of Europe, whose professors, disdaining the old evasion of occult causes, whereby the followers of Aristotle endeavoured in vain to disguise their...myself to the king, and assured his majesty "that 1 came from a country which abounded with several millions of both sexes, and of my own stature ; where... | |
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After much debate, they concluded unanimously, that I was only relplum scalcath, which is, interpreted literally, lusus naturae ; a determination exactly agreeable to the modern philosophy of Europe, whose professors, disdaining the old evasion of occult... 
