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The Philosophy of Rhetoric - Page 289
by George Campbell - 1849 - 455 pages
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A voyage to Brobdingnag

Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 388 pages
...noble exalted Thought never fprung in any other Man's Head. Every one knew how laborious the ufual Method is of attaining to Arts and Sciences ; whereas by his Contrivance, the moft ignorant Perfon at a reafonable Charge, and with a little bodily Labour, may write both in Pbilofophy,...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...noble exalted Thought never fprang in any other Man's Head. Every one knew how laborious the ufual Method is of attaining to Arts and Sciences ; whereas by his Contrivance, the moft ignorant Perfon at a reafcnable Charge, and with a little bodily Labour, may write iiooks in Philofophy,...
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The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 2

George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 404 pages
...claim to inspiration. " Every one " knows," he adds, " how laborious the usual method is of attain" ing to arts and sciences: whereas, by his contrivance,...write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, ma" thematics, and theology," (no mention of history) " without the " least assistance from genius...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 6

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...nattered himself, that a more noble exalted thought, never sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew, how laborious the usual method is of attaining to...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politicks, laws, mathematicks, and theology, without the least...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 6

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...himself, that a more noble exalted thought, never sprang in any othef man's head. Every one knew, h<*w laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politicks, laws, mathematicks, and theology, without the least...
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Hot pressed doctors outwitted; or, Who's afraid. By Hugo de la Loy

Hugh Leslie - 1808 - 356 pages
...flattered himself, that a more exalted thought never sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew how 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...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...flattered himself, that a more noble exalted thought never sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least...
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Handbuch der englischen sprache und literature, Volume 1

H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...flattered himself that a more noble exalted thought never sprung in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, may writ* both in philosophy, poetry, politicks, law, mathematics and theology , without the least assistance...
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The Philomathic journal, Volume 2

Philomathic institution - 1825 - 518 pages
...lamenting the labour necessary to acquire information in the usual way, observed to Gulliver, that " by his contrivance the most ignorant person, at a...poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology, without 'the least assistance from genius or study." Who would not think 'that the first part of this...
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Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World

Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 pages
...flattered himself that a more noble exalted thought naver sprang in any other man's head. Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to...reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write bonio in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least...
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