 | 1780 - 596 Seiten
...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.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 Seiten
...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.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 Seiten
...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.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 Seiten
...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.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 Seiten
...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.... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 Seiten
...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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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... 
