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Page 72
... knowledge of external nature , and the sciences which that knowledge requires or in- cludes , are not the great or the frequent business of the human mind . Whether we provide for action or conversa- tion , whether we wish to be useful ...
... knowledge of external nature , and the sciences which that knowledge requires or in- cludes , are not the great or the frequent business of the human mind . Whether we provide for action or conversa- tion , whether we wish to be useful ...
Page 143
... knowledge : nature gives in vain the power of combination , unless study and ob- servation supply materials to be combined . Butler's treasures of knowledge appear proportioned to his ex- pence : whatever topick employs his mind , he ...
... knowledge : nature gives in vain the power of combination , unless study and ob- servation supply materials to be combined . Butler's treasures of knowledge appear proportioned to his ex- pence : whatever topick employs his mind , he ...
Page 292
... knowledge , and sparkle with illustrations . There is scarcely any science or faculty that does not supply him with occasional images and lucky similitudes ; every page discovers a mind very widely acquainted both with art and nature ...
... knowledge , and sparkle with illustrations . There is scarcely any science or faculty that does not supply him with occasional images and lucky similitudes ; every page discovers a mind very widely acquainted both with art and nature ...
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