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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres - Page 152
by Hugh Blair - 1802
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Annual Register, Volume 26

Edmund Burke - History - 1785 - 652 pages
...of fan are brought to light. For this reafon, a fyftem of Philolophy receives no fufficient fanftion from its antiquity, or long currency. The world, as it grows older, may be juftly expefted to becorse, if not wifer, at leail more knowing ; and fuppofing it doubtful whether Ariftotle, or Newton,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...faft are brought to light. For this reafon, a fyJtem of philoibphy receives ao fuflicicnt function from its antiquity, or long currency. The world, as it grows older, may bv juilly expected to become, if not wile r, at leait marc kr.owins-; and fuppofmg it doubtful whether...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 1

English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...upon knowledge, and ccording . ence and knowledge matters of For this reafon lofophy rr> no lumci n its antiquity, or long currency. The world, as it grows older, may be juftly expcfted to become, if not wifer, at Icait more knowing ; and fuppoung it doc .¡er Arillo: Newton,...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 26

History - 1800 - 608 pages
...faót are brought to light. For this reafon, a fyilem of Philofophy receives no fufficient lanUion from its antiquity, or long currency. The world, as it grows older, may be juftly expected to become, if not wifer, »t lean more knowing ; and fuppofing it doubtful whether Aritiotle,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...fact are brought to light. For this reason, a system of philosophy receives no sufficient sanction on thine altar. U Lord, my strength ! I hare since my youth met with thee justly expected to become, if not wiser, at least more knowing; and supposing it doubtful whether Aristotle,...
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres ...: To which are Added, Copious ...

Hugh Blair - Rhetoric - 1833 - 654 pages
...fact are brought to light. For this reason, a system of philosophy receives no sufficient sanction from its antiquity, or long currency. The world, as it grows older, may be justly expected to become, if not wiser, at least more knowing; and supposing it doubtful, whether...
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Lectures on rhetoric &c

Hugh Blair - 1820 - 534 pages
...fact are brought to light. For this reason, i a system of Philosophy receives no sufficient sanction from its antiquity, or long currency. The world, as it grows older, may be justly expected to become, if not wiser, at least more knowing j and supposing it doubtful, whether...
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