The Enquirer: Or, Literary, Mathematical, and Philosophical Repository ..., Volume 1William Marrat, Pishey Thompson Whittingham and Rowland., 1811 |
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... never deviate from sense , but may very well exist without judgment . It is even but too true that both are seldom found in company with each other . Judgment is the offspring of slow , steady reflection ; wit is a flash , spends itself ...
... never deviate from sense , but may very well exist without judgment . It is even but too true that both are seldom found in company with each other . Judgment is the offspring of slow , steady reflection ; wit is a flash , spends itself ...
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... never led astray from the direct path , by divergent ideas arising`sud- denly and naturally from the subject in contemplation . But its powers are concentrated on a single one , of which it must be master before it can follow another ...
... never led astray from the direct path , by divergent ideas arising`sud- denly and naturally from the subject in contemplation . But its powers are concentrated on a single one , of which it must be master before it can follow another ...
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... never read of any spreading conflagration caused by the eruptions of any volcanoes , either in hot countries or in cold . They usually cast out abundance of thick smoke , like clouds darkening the air ; and likewise ashes and stones ...
... never read of any spreading conflagration caused by the eruptions of any volcanoes , either in hot countries or in cold . They usually cast out abundance of thick smoke , like clouds darkening the air ; and likewise ashes and stones ...
Contents
Two Epigrams of much point | 32 |
On the Usefulness of Mathematical Studies | 98 |
Essay on Satirical | 105 |
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