The National Review, Volume 52W.H. Allen, 1908 - English literature |
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Page 285
... things that one cannot foresee , because for all these things one can only have the idea of them , when once the thing has arrived . There are sudden turns in the road which change * The translation of these notes is given as literally ...
... things that one cannot foresee , because for all these things one can only have the idea of them , when once the thing has arrived . There are sudden turns in the road which change * The translation of these notes is given as literally ...
Page 286
... things . The idea follows the fact , the accomplished thing , and not the fact the idea . One cannot systematise except on the accomplished fact . We admire too much the productions of great men ; it is better to admire them more ...
... things . The idea follows the fact , the accomplished thing , and not the fact the idea . One cannot systematise except on the accomplished fact . We admire too much the productions of great men ; it is better to admire them more ...
Page 287
... things , and , according to him , all things move and are trans- formed . " Renan says himself in one of his works : " The science of literatures and philosophies is the history of literatures and philosophies , the science of the human ...
... things , and , according to him , all things move and are trans- formed . " Renan says himself in one of his works : " The science of literatures and philosophies is the history of literatures and philosophies , the science of the human ...
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