 Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law,...  The Philomathic journal - Page 431by Philomathic institution - 1825Full view - About this book
 | George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 404 pages
...knows," he adds, " how laborious the usual method is of attain" ing to arts and sciences: whereas, by his contrivance, the most " ignorant person, at...write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, ma" thematics, and theology," (no mention of history) " without the " least assistance from genius... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...head. Every one knew, how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politicks, laws, mathematicks, and theology, without the least... | |
 | Hugh Leslie - 1808 - 356 pages
...laborious the' usual method is, of attaining to arts and sciences, whereas by his contrivance, the «nost ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write books in Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Law, Mathematics, and Theology, without the least... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas by his contrivance, the most ignorant person at a...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, may writ* both in philosophy, poetry, politicks, law, mathematics and theology , without the least assistance... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 pages
...head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write bonio in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least... | |
 | George Campbell - English language - 1838 - 460 pages
...necessary in order to inform, is not the former necessary in order to deceive ? If perspicuity son, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour,...poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology," (no mention of history) " without the least assistance from genius and study." He is still modest enough... | |
 | George Campbell - Theology - 1840 - 450 pages
...one knows," he adds, " how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences : whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a...poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology" (no mention of history) " without the least assistance from genius and study." He is still modest enough... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 730 pages
...of the professor in the Grand Academy of Lagado, the frame with the forty iron handles, by which " the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodil; labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology,... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with little bodily labour, might write books on philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology,... | |
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