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
| D.C. Heath and Company - 1903 - 360 pages
...himself that a more noble, exalted thought never sprang in any other man's head. Every one knows how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts...person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labor, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, mathematics, and theology, without the least... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1903 - 440 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...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology, without the least... | |
| Richard Garnett - 1905 - 494 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...ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with little bodily labour, might write books on philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology,... | |
| Lionel Strachey - 1906 - 318 pages
...himself that a more noble, exalted thought never sprang into 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... | |
| 1907 - 264 pages
...himself that a more noble, exalted thought never sprang in any other man's head. Every one knows how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts...person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labor, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, mathematics, and theology, without the least... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1907 - 288 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...whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology, without the least... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1910 - 462 pages
...mechanical operations. But the world would soon be sensible of its usefulness. ... Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts...ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with little bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology,... | |
| Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 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...person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labor, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology, without the... | |
| Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 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...person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labor, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology, without the... | |
| Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 754 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...person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labor, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology, without the... | |
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