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" It was his labour to turn philosophy from the study of nature to speculations upon life; but the innovators whom I oppose are turning off attention from life to nature. They seem to think that we are placed here to watch the growth of plants or the motions... "
Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ... - Page 31
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 61

Books - 1780 - 596 pages
...philofophy from the lludy of nature to (peculations upon life, but the innovators whom I oppofe are turning off attention from life to nature. They feem...Socrates was rather of opinion, that what we had to leara was, how to do good, and avoid evil. "Oili TII «;• piy:t£ti?» iuuf»ra,ya.b'.!\i T»Ti/«I«i....
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 494 pages
...philofophy from the ftudy of nature to fpeculations upon life ; but the innovators whom I oppofe are turning off attention from life to nature. They feem...placed here to watch the growth of plants, or the mt> • tions of the ftars. Socrates was rather of opinion, that what we had to learn was, how to do...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...upon life; but the innovatiors whom I oppofe are turning off attention from life to- nature. They ieem to think, that we are placed here .to watch the growth of plants, or the motions ••of. the' irars. -Socrates was rather of opinion,"" that what we had to learn was, ' how to' clo good, and avoid...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...from the ftudy of nature to fpeculations upon life; but the innovators whom I oppofe are turning oft' attention from life to nature. They feem to think,...watch the growth of plants, or the motions of the fbrs. Socrates was rather of opinion, that wluit '.re had to learn was, how to do good, and avoid evil....
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...upon life ; but th innovators whom I oppose are turning off attention from life to nature. The seem to think, that we are placed here to watch the growth of plants, or lh< motions of the stars. Socrates was rather of opinion, that what we had K l*ern was, how to do good,...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...upon life ; but the innovators whom I oppose are turning off attention from life to nature. They seem to think, that we are placed here to watch the growth of plants, or the motions of the stars. Socrates was rather of opinion, that what we had to. learn was, how to do good, and avoid evil....
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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ...

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...have been, and are, other preceptors, who are turning off attention from life to nature. They seem to think, that we are placed here, to watch the growth of plants, or the motion of the stars ; but Socrates w.as rather of opinion, that what we had to learn, was how to do...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...upon life ; but the innovators whom I oppose are turning off attention from life to nature. They seem to think, that we are placed here to watch the growth of plants, or the motions of the stars. Socrates was rather of opinion, that what we had to learn was, how to do good, and avoid evil....
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...upon life ; but the innovators whom I oppofe are turning off attention from life to nature. They feern to think, that we are placed here to watch the growth of plants, or the motions of the Irars. Socrates was rather of opinion, that what we had to learn was, how to do good, and avoid evil....
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The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...innovators whom I "ppnse are turning off attention from life to nature. They seem lo think, that we arc placed here to watch the growth of plants, or the motions of the stars. Socrates was rather of opinion, that what we had to !ea,rn was, how to do good, and avoid evil,...
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