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" Every one knew how laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics,... "
Hot pressed doctors outwitted; or, Who's afraid. By Hugo de la Loy - Page 127
by Hugh Leslie - 1808
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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
...laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with...bodily labour, might write books in philosophy, poetry, politicks, laws, mathematicks, and theology, without the least assistance from genius or study. He...
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The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 2

George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 404 pages
...laborious the usual method is of attain" ing to arts and sciences: whereas, by his contrivance, the most " ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily " labour, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, ma" thematics, and theology," (no mention of...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 7

Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 524 pages
...laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences; whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with...might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least assistance from genius or study." He then led me...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with...might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least assistance from genius or study." ;He then led me...
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Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 512 pages
...laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with...might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least assistance from genius or study." He then led me...
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The Select Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing the Whole of His ..., Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 446 pages
...laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and • with...might write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least assistance from genius or study.' He then led me...
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Handbuch der englischen sprache und literature, Volume 1

H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas by his contrivance, the most ignorant person at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, may writ* both in philosophy, poetry, politicks, law, mathematics and theology , without the least...
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The Philomathic journal, Volume 2

Philomathic institution - 1825 - 518 pages
...necessary to acquire information in the usual way, observed to Gulliver, that " by his contrivance the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology, without 'the least...
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Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World

Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 pages
...laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences ; whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, might write bonio in philosophy, poetry, politics, laws, mathematics, and theology, without the least assistance...
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The Works of George Campbell: Philosophy of rhetoric

George Campbell - Theology - 1840 - 450 pages
...laborious the usual method is of attaining to arts and sciences : whereas, by his contrivance, the most ignorant person, at a reasonable charge, and with a little bodily labour, may write books in philosophy, poetry, politics, law, mathematics, and theology" (no mention of history)...
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