The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 43A. Constable, 1825 |
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Page 245
... knowledge produces , it is also by finding substitutes for bad pursuits , that she improves mankind . They who learn , take a delight , of course , in learning . They love their book - they are gratified by know- ing what others whom ...
... knowledge produces , it is also by finding substitutes for bad pursuits , that she improves mankind . They who learn , take a delight , of course , in learning . They love their book - they are gratified by know- ing what others whom ...
Page 246
... knowledge would make the humblest por- tion of society proof against so wild a delusion . It is quite true , at the same time , that the better informed the people are , they will know the more about the management of public affairs ...
... knowledge would make the humblest por- tion of society proof against so wild a delusion . It is quite true , at the same time , that the better informed the people are , they will know the more about the management of public affairs ...
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... knowledge , are the persons who really depreciate those pursuits . They do in fact declare , by implication , that neither amusement nor profit is to be deriv- ed from them , and that no man has any motive to employ his time upon them ...
... knowledge , are the persons who really depreciate those pursuits . They do in fact declare , by implication , that neither amusement nor profit is to be deriv- ed from them , and that no man has any motive to employ his time upon them ...
Contents
A Discourse on the Rise Progress Peculiar Objects | 1 |
Memoirs of Samuel Pepys Esq F R S Secretary | 23 |
Absenteeism By Lady Morgan | 54 |
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