 | William Collins, Thomas Gray - 1852 - 332 pàgines
...Shaftesbury came to be a philosopher in vogue ; 1 will tell you ; first, he was a lord ; secondly, he was as vain as any of his readers; thirdly, men are very...road, even when that road leads no where ; sixthly, he was reckoned a fine writer, and seems always to meaa more than he said- Would you have any more... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 pàgines
...Shaftesbury came to be a philosopher in vogue ; I will tell you : first, he was a lord ; secondly, he was as vain as any of his readers ; thirdly, men are very...love to take a new road even when that road leads 110 where ; sixthly, he was reckoned a fine writer, and seems always to mean more than he said. Would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 512 pàgines
...tell you : first, he was a lord ; secondly, he was as vain as any of his readers ; thirdly, men arc very prone to believe what they do not understand...love to take a new road, even when that road leads nowhere ; sixthly, he was reckoned a fine writer, and seems always to mean more than he said. Would... | |
 | 1854 - 544 pàgines
...Shaftesbury came to be a philosopher in vogue. I will tell you. First, he was a Lord ; secondly, he was. as vain as any of his readers ; thirdly, men are very...they do not understand; fourthly, they will believe anything at all, provided they are under no obligation to believe it ; fifthly, they love to take a... | |
 | 1854 - 544 pàgines
...Shaftesbury came to be a philo_opher in vogue. I will tell you. First, he was a Lord ; secondly, he «as as vain as any of his readers; thirdly, men are very prone to believe « hat they do not understand; fourthly, they will believe anything at all, provided they are under... | |
 | Edward Tagart - 1855 - 524 pàgines
...Shaftesbury came to be a philosopher in vogue. I will tell you. First, he was a lord. Secondly, he was as vain as any of his readers. Thirdly, men are very...they do not understand. Fourthly, they will believe anything at all, provided they are under no obligation (? rational obligation) to believe it. Fifthly,... | |
 | Edward Tagart - 1855 - 530 pàgines
...understand. Fourthly, they will believe anything at all, provided they are under no obligation (? rational obligation) to believe it. Fifthly, they love to take a new road, even when that road leads nowhere. Sixthly, he was reckoned a fine writer, and seemed always to mean more than he said. Would... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - 1857 - 280 pàgines
...Shaftesbury came to be a philosopher in vogue. I will tell you : first, he was a lord; secondly, he was as vain as any of his readers; thirdly, men are very...what they do not understand ; fourthly, they will not believe any thing at all, provided they are under no obligation to believe it; fifthly, they love... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1861 - 660 pàgines
...Shaftesbury came to be a philosopher in vogue ; I will tell you : first, he was a lord ; secondly, he was as vain as any of his readers ; thirdly, men are very...love to take a new road, even when that road leads nowhere ; sixthly, he was reckoned a fine writer, and seems always to mean more than he said. Would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1865 - 426 pàgines
...Shaftesbury came to be a philosopher in vogue ; I will tell you : first, he was a lord ; secondly, he was as vain as any of his readers ; thirdly, men are very...they do not understand; fourthly, they will believe anything at all, provided they are under no obligation to believe it ; fifthly, they love to take a... | |
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... men are very prone to believe what they do not understand; fourthly, they will believe any thing at all, provided they are under no obligation to believe it... 
