 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...and have no Conceptions or Ideas of what is Evil in a rational Creature ; fo their grand Maxim if, to cultivate Reafon, and to be wholly governed by...us, where Men can argue with Plaufibility on both Sides of a Queftion ; but ftrikes you with immediate Conviction ; as it muft needs do, where it is... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...rational Creature ; fb their grand Maxim is, to cultivate Rtafon, and to be wholly governed by it. Neither Neither is Reafon among them a Point problematical as with us, where Men can argue with Plaufibilityonboth Sides of theQueftioTi ; but ftrikes you with immediate Conviction ; as it muft needs... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...and have no conceptions or ideas of what is evil in a rational creature ; fa their grand maxim isi to cultivate reafon, and to be wholly governed by...queftion ; but ftrikes you with immediate conviction ;t as it muft needs do; where it is not mingled, obfcured, or difcoloured, by paffion and intereft.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...principal ftudy to learn. As thefe noble Hyuybnbnms are endowed by nature with a general dilpofition to all virtues, and have no conceptions or ideas of...where it is not mingled, obfcured, or difcoloured, by paftion and intereft. I remember it was with extreme difficulty, that I could bring my mafter to underftand... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pages
...which it was indeed my principal ftudy to lesrn. As theie noble Houyhnhnms are endued by nature wiih a general difpofition to all virtues, and have no...fides of a queftion ; but ftrikes you with immediate contiflion ; as it muft needs do, where it is not mingled, obfeured, or difeoloured, by paffion and... | |
 | 512 pages
...virtues, and have no conceptions or id.-;is of what is evil in a rational creature, fo their grand rmxi.Ti is, to cultivate reafon, and to be wholly governed...them a point problematical as with us, where men can aruue with plaufibiJity on both fides of a.queftion; but ftrikes you with in*mediate conviction ; as... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...creature; so their grand maxim is, to cultivate reason, and to be wholly governed by it. Neither is reason among them a point problematical, as with us, where men can argue with plausibility on both sides of the question; but strikes you with immediate conviction ; as it must... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...creature, so their grand maxim is, to cultivate reason, and to be wholly governed by it. Neither is reason among them a point problematical, as with us, where men can argue with plausibility on both sides of the question, but strikes you with immediate conviction, as it must needs... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 1012 pages
...creature, so their grand maxim is, to cultivate reason, and to be wholly governed by it. Neither is reason among them a point problematical as with us, where men can argue with plausibility on both sides of the question, but strikes you with immediate conviction, as it must needs... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Mitford - 1856 - 448 pages
...; so their grand maxim is, to cultivate reason, and to be wholly governed by it. Neither is reason among them a point problematical, as with us, where men can argue with plausibility on both sides of the question ; but strikes you with immediate conviction ; as it must... | |
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As these noble Houyhnhnms are endowed by Nature with a general Disposition to all Virtues, and have no Conceptions or Ideas of what is evil in a rational Creature; so their grand Maxim is, to cultivate Reason, and to be wholly governed by it. 
