Dialogues on Some Important Subjects, Drawn Up After the Manner of Socrates, for the Use of His Serene Highness the Prince of Saxe-GothaA. Millar, 1753 - 213 páginas |
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... these principles of knowledge efcape even the confci- oufnefs of fuch as poffefs them , and the ignorance of the mind arifes from its inactivity . Never was there a man who knew , like SOCRATES , how to cherish and unfold these latent ...
... these principles of knowledge efcape even the confci- oufnefs of fuch as poffefs them , and the ignorance of the mind arifes from its inactivity . Never was there a man who knew , like SOCRATES , how to cherish and unfold these latent ...
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... reflections . The Second was to make ufe , at the fame time , of these very examples to inftruct bis Highness in a variety of moral fub- jects . The The principal Speakers in thefe dia- logues are SOCRATES , Xiv PREFACE .
... reflections . The Second was to make ufe , at the fame time , of these very examples to inftruct bis Highness in a variety of moral fub- jects . The The principal Speakers in thefe dia- logues are SOCRATES , Xiv PREFACE .
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... these dialogues . I have too often perceived the grofs inconveniences of translations merely literal , not to be convinced that this liberty is juftifiable , and that it will neither be displeafing to the Author , nor useless to the ...
... these dialogues . I have too often perceived the grofs inconveniences of translations merely literal , not to be convinced that this liberty is juftifiable , and that it will neither be displeafing to the Author , nor useless to the ...
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... these ex- ternal recommendations , your company is fought after by every one , not only as the object of their choice , but even of their ambition . You fpeak with fuch knowledge , and in fuch an agreeable manner on every subject , that ...
... these ex- ternal recommendations , your company is fought after by every one , not only as the object of their choice , but even of their ambition . You fpeak with fuch knowledge , and in fuch an agreeable manner on every subject , that ...
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... These are exercifes to which many attach a certain fort of merit , but me- thinks- SOCRATES . Methinks ! what ! don't you admire the prowess of a man who can carry an Ox on his fhoulders ? B 6 EVA- EVAGORAS . Might I venture to fay it ...
... These are exercifes to which many attach a certain fort of merit , but me- thinks- SOCRATES . Methinks ! what ! don't you admire the prowess of a man who can carry an Ox on his fhoulders ? B 6 EVA- EVAGORAS . Might I venture to fay it ...
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againſt agreeable ALCIBIADES alfo alſo arife aſk authority becauſe beſt cafe confequence converfation defigned defire Dialogue diftinction diſcover effential eſtabliſhed eſteem EVAGORAS exerciſe fame father fatisfaction fecret feek feem felves fentiments ferve fervice fhall fhew fhould fince fincerity firſt fociety fome fomething fpeak friends friendſhip fubject fubordination fuch fuperior fupport furely glory GORA greateſt happineſs higheſt himſelf honour inftruction itſelf juft juſt leaſt lefs lofe matter merit MICROPHILUS mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary noble obferved occafion ourſelves paffion paſs perceive perfons Philofopher PHILUS pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed poffible praiſe pray prefent Prince profeffion PROTHY MUS Prothymus purpoſe purſue purſuit queſtion racter raiſe rank reaſon refpect render ſay ſcience ſee ſhall SOCRATES ſpeaking ſtate ſtation ſuch taſte thefe THEMISTOCLES themſelves theſe things thofe Thomas Birch thoſe tion trifles true truth URANIUS uſe virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſdom yourſelf
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Página 97 - Whilft all the ftars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And fpread the truth from pole to pole. What though, in folemn filence, all Move round the dark terreftrial ball ! What tho...
Página 97 - And nightly to the lift'ning Earth Repeats the ftory of her birth. • While all the Stars that round her burn, And all the Planets, in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they...