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" Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary ; our speculations upon matter are voluntary,... "
The United States Literary Gazette - Page 441
1825
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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ...

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...excellencies of all times and all places. We are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Life of Milton. Physical knowledge is of such rare emergence that one man may know another half his...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...ians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessanr ; our speculations uppn matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one man may know another hall' his life without being able to estimate his fltill in hydrostaticks or astronomy;...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse wnh intellectual narore is necessary; our speculations upon matter are voluntary,...Physiological learning, is of such rare emergence, that one man may know another half his life without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaties or astronomy...
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Essays and Thoughts on Various Subjects, and from Various Authors, &c ...

George Horne - English essays - 1808 - 320 pages
...artificer. An excellent writer observes, we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...speculations upon matter are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge H of such rare emergence, that one man may know another half his life, without being...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 9

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are J perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydfostaticks or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character...
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Cowley, Denham, Milton

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...excellences of all times and of all places : M'e are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydro. statics or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergency that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1811 - 420 pages
...moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is neccessary ; 'our speculations upon matter are voluntary, and at leisure. Physiological learning is of such rare emergencv that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks...
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The Sylvan Wanderer;: Consisting of a Series of Moral ..., Volumes 1-2

Sir Egerton Brydges - Essays - 1813 - 338 pages
...admit of little doubt. " We are perpetually moralists," says Johnson, "we are geometricians < only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is...learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know ano- ] skill in hydrostatics, or astronomy; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears....
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