 | John Locke - 1805 - 554 pages
...by the difficulties that rose on every side. After we had a while puzzled ourselves, without coining any nearer a resolution of those doubts which perplexed...abilities, and see what objects our understandings were, or were not, fitted to deal with. This I proposed to the company, who all readily assented ; and thereupon... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 562 pages
...reason to think his time not ill-spent, even when he cannot much boast of any great acquisition. that that before we set ourselves upon inquiries of that...abilities, and see what objects our understandings were, or were not^ fitted to deal with. This I proposed to the company, who all readily assented ; and thereupon... | |
 | John Locke - 1808 - 346 pages
...with difficulties that rose on every side, it came into my thoughts that it was necessary previously to examine our own abilities, and see what objects our Understandings were or were not fitted to deal with. And this discourse, thus begun by chance, was continued by intreaty,... | |
 | John Locke - 1813 - 518 pages
...subject very remote from this, found themselves quickly at a stand, by the difficulties that arose on every side. After we had awhile puzzled ourselves...abilities, and see what objects our understandings were, or were not fitted to deal with. This I proposed to the company, who all readily assented; and thereupon... | |
 | John Locke - 1815 - 454 pages
...found themselves quickly at a stand, by the difficulties that rose on every side. After we had a while puzzled ourselves, without coming any nearer a resolution...abilities, and see what objects our understandings were, or were not, fitted to deal with. This I proposed to the company, who all readily assented; and thereupon... | |
 | 1821 - 676 pages
...found themselves quickly at a stand by the difficulties, that rose on every side. After we had a while puzzled ourselves, without coming any nearer a resolution...abilities, and see what objects our understandings were, or were not, fitted to deal with. This I proposed to the company, who all readily assented, and thereupon... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1822 - 432 pages
...we had for a while puzzled ourselves, without coming any nearer to a resolution of those doubts that perplexed us, it came into my thoughts that we took...abilities, and see what objects our understandings were fitted or not fitted to deal with. This I proposed to the company, who all readily assented ; and thereupon... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 388 pages
...found themselves quickly at a stand, by the difficulties that rose on every side. After we had a while puzzled ourselves, without coming any nearer a resolution...abilities, and see what objects our understandings were, or were not, fitted to deal with. This I proposed to the company, who all readily assented; and thereupon... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 382 pages
...found themselves quickly at a stand, by the difficulties that rose on every side. After we had a while puzzled ourselves, without coming any nearer a resolution...abilities, and see what objects our understandings were, or were not, fitted to deal with. This I proposed to the company, who all readily assented ; and thereupon... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 672 pages
...came into my thoughts, that we took a wrong course ; and that, before we set ourselves upon enquiries of that nature, it was necessary to examine our own...abilities, and see what objects, our understandings were, or were not, fitted to deal with. This I proposed to the company, who all readily assented ; and thereupon... | |
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I should tell thee, that five or six friends meeting at my chamber, and discoursing on a subject very remote from this, found themselves quickly at a stand, by the difficulties that rose on every side. After we had awhile puzzled ourselves, without coming... 
