 | William Jones - 1807 - 534 pages
...written by Sir William Jones in Berkley's Siris; they are, in fact, a beautiful version of the last sentence of the Siris, amplified and adapted to himself;...well as the first fruits, at the altar of Truth," •\ Works, vol. iii. p. 245. with doubts. But thefe were the tranfient clouds, which for a while obfcure... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1807 - 554 pages
...written by Sir William Jones in Berkley's Siris; they are, in fact, a beautiful version of the last sentence of the Siris, amplified and adapted to himself;..." He that would make a real progress in knowledge, <c must dedicate his age as well as youth, the latter growth ".as well as the first fruits, at the... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...a less degree of conviction than he actually possessed. * They are a beautiful version of the last sentence of the Siris, amplified and adapted to himself:...as well as youth, the latter growth as well as the first-fruits, at the altar of Truth." ence of the perverse, it is evident & priori that a revealed... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1820 - 496 pages
...ardour in the early time of life ; active, perhaps, to pursue, but not so fit to weigh and revise. He that would make a real progress in knowledge, must dedicate his age as well as youth, the later growth as well as first fruits, at the altar of Truth. Cujusvis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1820 - 496 pages
...ardour in the early time of life ; active, perhaps, to pursue, but not so fit to weigh and revise. He that would make a real progress in knowledge, must dedicate his age as well as youth, the later growth as well as first fruits, at the altar of Truth. Cujusvis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...written by Sir William Jones in Berkeley's Siris ; they are, in fact, a beautiful version of the last sentence of the Siris, amplified and adapted to himself:...as well as youth, the latter growth as well as the fir.it fruits, at the altar of Truth.' I AN EPODE FROM A CHORUS IN THE UNFINISHED TRAGEDY OF SO11RAB.... | |
 | Christianity - 1824 - 782 pages
...little ardour in the early time of life, active perhaps to pursue, but not so fit to weigh and revise. He that would make a real progress in knowledge, must...age as well as youth, the latter growth as well as first-fruits, at the altar of truth." The last sentence, as many of your readers will recollect, gave... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 782 pages
...little ardour in the early time of life, active perhaps to pursue, but not so fit to weigh and revise. He that would make a real progress in knowledge, must dedicate his age as well as vouth, the latter growth as well as first-fruits, at the altar of truth." The last sentence, as many... | |
 | General reader - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1827 - 246 pages
...be seen and admired, charity is then but like the vanity of fine clothes. Serious Call. TRUTH. — He that would make a real progress in knowledge must...as well as the first fruits, at the altar of truth. — Berkley's Siris. CONDUCT TO INFERIORS. — He who finds himself superior to others by whatever... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 404 pages
...amplified and adapted to Imirrlt: ' lie that would make a real progress in knowledge must dedicate his ate as well as youth, the latter growth as well as the first fruits, at the ailar of Truth.' ROME. IMITATED FROM JANUS VITALIS. Go then to Rome ! and hope in Rome to find The... | |
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Truth is the cry of all, but the game of a few. Certainly, where it is the chief passion, it doth not give way to vulgar cares and views ; nor is it contented with a little ardour in the early time of life ; active, perhaps, to pursue, but not so fit... 
