 | Joseph Addison - 2012 - 470 pages
...Afch Abilities made for no Purpofe ? A Brute arrives at a point of Perfection that he can never pafs : In a few Years he has all the Endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human Soul thus at a ftand in her Accomplilriments,... | |
 | Richard Steele - 1729
...fhall fall away into nothing almoftas foon as it is created J Are fuch Abilities made for no Purpofe ? A Brute arrives at a point of Perfection that he can never pafs : In a few Years he has all the Eğdowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand... | |
 | Jean Jacques Burlamaqui - 1752 - 312 pages
...fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a foint of perfection that he can never pafs : In a few years he has all the endowments he is capable...and were he to live ten thousand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at aftand in her acccomplifhments, were her faculties... | |
 | Literary Criticism - 1773 - 376 pages
...fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfeftion that he can never pafs : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefenr. Were a human foul thus at a fland in her accomplifhments,... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1783
...words than his own. " A brute, fays he, arrives at a point of perfection, which he can never pafs. In a few years, he has all the endowments he is capable of, and were he to live ten thoufand more, he would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at a ftand in her... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 405 pages
...abilities abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfeftion that he can never pafs ; in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at a ftand in her accomplifhments,... | |
 | William Scott - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1789 - 398 pages
...fall away lot. nothing almoft as foon as it is created ! Arc fuch aF liti lities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pafs: in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thouland more,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Literary Criticism - 1790 - 1019 pages
...(hall fall away into nothing almoft as foon as it is created? Are fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pafs : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand... | |
 | English literature - 1792 - 456 pages
...fuch abilities made for no purpotc ? A brute arrives at a point of perfcftion that he can never pafs : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefcnt. Were a human foul thus at a Hand in her accompirihments,... | |
 | 1797 - 1120 pages
...abilities made for ro purpole ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pafs : in a fe\v years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, world be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at a Hand in her accomplilhments,... | |
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Are such abilities made for no purpose ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pass : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of... 
