 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1763 - 400 pages
...Puteo, Truth lies in a Well ; and to carry. on this Metaphor we may very juftly fay, that Logick does, as it were, fupply us with Steps whereby we may go...whereby we may draw the Water up from the Bottom. f,Thus, by the Means of many Reafonings well connected together, Philofophers in our Age have drawn... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1797 - 338 pages
...carry on this metaphor, we may very juftly fey, that I.ngick does, as it were, fupply us with ili-pi whereby we may go down to reach the water ; or it...frames the links of a chain, whereby we may draw the vater up from the bottom. Tim:-, by the means of many reafonings well connected toj ether, philofopbers... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1802 - 310 pages
...to carry on this metaphor, we may very juftly fay, that logic does, as it were, fupply us with fteps whereby we may go down to reach the water : or it...water up from the bottom. Thus, by the means of many reafomngs well connected together, philofophers in our age have drawn a thoufand truths out of the... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1802 - 324 pages
...to carry on this metaphor, we may very juftly fay, that logic does, as it were, fupply us with Heps whereby we may go down to reach the water : or it frames the links of a chain, whereby we maydraw the water up from the bottom. Thus, by the means of many reafonings well connedted together,... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1807 - 320 pages
...and, to carry on . this metaphor, we may • very justly say, that logic does,' 'aB it w£re, -supply us with steps whereby we may go down to reach the...frames the links of a chain, whereby we may draw the wate# up from the bottom. Thus, by the hreans of many reasonings well connected together, philosophers... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1809 - 328 pages
...well ;" and, to carry on this metaphor, we may very justly say, that logic does, as it were, supply us with steps whereby we may go down to reach the...may draw the water up from the bottom. Thus, by the meons of many reasonings well connected together, philosophers in cur age have drawn a thousand truths... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1811 - 298 pages
...it were, supply us with steps whereby we may go down to j-eacn the w-iter • or it frames the Jinks of a chain, whereby we may draw the water up from the bottom. Thus, by the means of many reasonings well connected together, philosophers in our age have drawn a thousand truths out of the... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Dissenters, Religious - 1813 - 616 pages
...;'• and, to carry un this metaphor, we may very justly say, that /,->,ч,does as it were, supply и ; with steps whereby we may go down to reach the water ; or it frames the linke of a chain, whereby we may draw the water up from the bottom. Thus, by the means of many reasonings... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 pages
...ancients, Truth lies in a well; and, to carry on this metaphor, we may justly say that logic does supply us with steps, whereby we may go down to reach the water. DR. I. WATTS. Men have endeavoured to transform logic into a kind of mechanism, and to teach boys to... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1880 - 772 pages
...ancients, Truth lies in a well; and, to carry on this metaphor, we may justly say that logic does supply us with steps, whereby we may go down to reach the water. DR. I. WATTS. Men have endeavoured to transform logic into a kind of mechanism, and to teach boys to... | |
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Veritas in puteo, truth lies in a well; and to carry on this metaphor we may very justly say, that logic does, as it were, supply us with steps whereby we may go down to reach the water; or it frames the links of a chain, whereby we may draw the water... 
