 | John Ray - 1714 - 430 pàgines
...more Falmood than Truth : But let us our felves examine things as we have opportunity, and converfe with Nature as well as Books. Let us endeavour to promote and encreafe this Knowledge, and make new Difcoveries, not fo much diftrufting our own Parts, or defpairing... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1815 - 430 pàgines
...book-learned, to read what others have written, and to take upon trust more falsehood than truth. But let us ourselves examine things as we have opportunity,...much distrusting our own parts, or despairing of our abilities, as to think that our industry can add nothing to the invention of our ancestors, or correct... | |
 | Gerard Edwards Smith - 1829 - 114 pàgines
...OBSERVATIONS. BY GERARD EDWARDS SMITH, Of St. John's College, Oxford. " Let us ourselves examine things, and converse with Nature as well as books. Let us endeavour to promote and diffuse this knowledge." RAT. " When Nature has perfected her seeds, her next care is to disperse {hem.... | |
 | 1837 - 538 pàgines
...¡iiiok of the fathers. LET it not suffice us to be book-learned, to read what others have written, but let us ourselves examine things as we have opportunity,...as books. Let us endeavour to promote and increase thi» knowledge, and make new discoveries, not so much distrusting our own parts, or despairing of... | |
 | 1850 - 790 pàgines
...says he, " to read what others have learned, and to take upon trust more falsehood than truth, liut let us ourselves examine things as we have opportunity,...discoveries ; not so much distrusting our own parts, or despising our own abilities, as to think that oar industry can add nothing to the invention of our... | |
 | Stray thoughts, E L - 1885 - 118 pàgines
...— Thomas Carlyle. 28. LET it not suffice to be book-learned, to read what others have written ; but let us ourselves examine things as we have opportunity, and converse with nature as well as with books. — Kay. 29. MY mind to me a kingdom is, Such perfect joy therein I find, As far exceeds... | |
 | Catherine Isabel Dodd - 1906 - 208 pàgines
...book-learned, to read what others have written, and to take upon trust more falsehood than truth, but let us ourselves examine things as we have opportunity, and converse with nature as well as books." — John Ray. " According to the divine order, man comes helpless into the world, but capable of cultivation... | |
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Bat let us ourselves examine things as we have opportunity, and converse with nature as well as books. 