There are many invisible circumstances, which whether we read as enquirers after natural or moral knowledge, whether we intend to enlarge our science, or increase our virtue, are more important than publick occurrences. The Rambler: In Four Volumes - Page 29by Samuel Johnson - 1784Full view - About this book
| 1750 - 228 pages
...in admiration. There are many invifible circumflances, which, whether whether we read as inquirers after natural or moral knowledge, whether we intend to enlarge our fcience, or increafe our virtue, are more important than public occurrences. Thus Sal/ufl, the great mafter, has... | |
| James Boswell - 1768 - 424 pages
...has this reflection. * There are many ' invifible circumftances which, whether we * read as enquiries after natural or moral « knowledge \ whether we intend to enlarge * our fcience, or increafe our virtue, are ' more important than publick occurrences. ' Thus Salluft, the great matter... | |
| James Boswell - 1768 - 426 pages
...has this reflection. ' There are many invifible cir' cumftances which, whether we read as enqui' ries after natural or moral knowledge; whether ' we intend to enlarge our fcience, or increafe our ' virtue, are more important than publick occur' rences. Thus Salluft the great mafter... | |
| James Boswell - 1769 - 430 pages
...this reflection : ' There are many invifible cir* .cumftances which, whether we read as inquiries ' after natural or moral knowledge ; whether * we intend to enlarge our fcience, or encreafe our c virtue, are more important than publick occur4 rences, Thus Salluftf the great mafter of nature,... | |
| 1785 - 596 pages
...the end of time be by his writing! preferved in admiration. There are many invifible circumftancec which, whether we read as enquirers after natural...intend to enlarge our fcience, or encreafe our virtue, arc more important than publick occurrences. Thus Salluft, the great matter of nature, has not forgot,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...that man, citjus ingenium (t candor em ex if/lusfcrip'hfunt oli,n femper miraturi, whole candour and genius will to the end of time be by his writings...than publick occurrences. Thus Salluft, the great mafler of nature, has not forgot, in his account of Catiline, to remark that Us walk was now quick,... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...that man, cujus ingemum et candorem ex iffius fcriptis funt olim femper miraturi, whofe candour and genius will to the end of time be by his writings preferved in admiration. J Plutarch's Life of Alexander,— Laughorne's Tranflation, " There are many invifible circumftances,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...that man, cujus ingenittm et candorem ex ipfius fcriptis Junt dim Jenifer tniraturi, whofe candour and genius will to the end of time be by his writings...knowledge, whether we intend to enlarge our fcience, orencreafe our virtue, are more important than publick occurrences. Thus Salluft, the great mafter... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...the end of time be by his writings preserved in admiration. H There are many invisible circumstances, which whether we read as enquirers after natural or...moral knowledge, whether we intend to enlarge our science, or increase our virtue, are more important than publick occurrences. Thus Sallust, the great... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...the end of time be by his writings preserved in admiration. 'There are many invisible circumstances, which whether we read as enquirers after natural or...moral knowledge, whether we intend to enlarge our science, or increase our virtue, are more important than publick occurrences. Thus Sallust, the great... | |
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