 | Dugald Stewart - Logic - 1802 - 632 pages
...Johnfon,) " of narrow views, and grovelling conceptions, " who, without the infligation of perfonal malice, " treat every new attempt as wild and chimerical...upon every endeavour to depart from ** the beaten tract, as the rafh effort of a warm " imagination, or the glittering fpeculation of an " exalted mind,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 400 pages
...merit had made his enemies. Nor are such the only opponents of great enterprises : there are some men, of narrow views and grovelling conceptions, who, without...every endeavour to depart from the beaten track as the rush effort of a warm imagination, or the glittering speculation of an exalted mind, that may please... | |
 | Charles Vallencey - Ireland - 1804 - 546 pages
...grovelling concep* Ron. fur les origines Gauloifes. tions, who, without the inftigation of perfonal ) malice, treat every new attempt as wild and chimerical,...endeavour, to depart from the beaten track, as the rafh effort of a warm imagination, or the glittering fpeculation of an exalted mind, that may pleafe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...convenience, or slight appearance of contrary fitness* Ibid. p. 80. ' * SCEPTICISM. There are some men of narrow views and grovelling conceptions, who, without...instigation of personal malice, treat every new attempt aswild and chimerical, and look upon every endeavour to depart from the beaten track, as the rash effort... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - Psychology - 1813 - 564 pages
...Johnfon,) of " narrow views, and grovelling conceptions, who, " without the inftigation of perfonal malice, treat " every new attempt as wild and chimerical ; and :'. "look upon every endeavor to depart from the -- '{''•• " beaten tract, as the rafh effort of a warm imagin" ation,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - Psychology - 1814 - 528 pages
...(says Dr. Johnson,) " of narrow fl views, and grovelling conceptions, who, without the insti" gation of personal malice, treat every new attempt as wild...from the beaten track, as the rash effort of a warm imagi" nation, .or the glittering speculation of an exalted mind, " that may please and daz/le for... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - Human information processing - 1822 - 572 pages
...great, and their influence on human affairs so extensive. " There are some men,'' says Dr. Johnson.) " of narrow views, and " grovelling conceptions, who, without the instigation of personal ma" lice, treat every new attempt as wild and chimerical; and look upon " every endeavour to depart... | |
 | Books - 1826 - 382 pages
...class of men of " narrow souls and grovelling conceptions," so severely handled by Dr. Johnson.f who treat every new attempt as wild and chimerical ; and...endeavour to depart from the beaten track, as the rash efforts of a warm imagination, or * " Register of Arts and Sciences," vol. ip 239. t " Life of Drake,... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1826 - 384 pages
...class of men of " narrow souls and grovelling conceptions," so severely handled by Dr. Johnson.t who treat every new attempt as wild and chimerical ; and...endeavour to depart from the beaten track, as the rash efforts of a warm imagination, or * " Register of Arts and Sciences," vol. ip 239. t " Life of Drake,... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1828 - 410 pages
...enveloped them. Л Word to Cavillers.—" There arc some men of narrow views and grovelling conception«, who, without the instigation of personal malice, treat...every endeavour to depart from the beaten track as the rush effort of n warm imagination, or the glittering speculation of ail exalted mind, that may please... | |
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