 | 1803 - 322 pagina’s
...to pursue a track so smooth and so flowery, than attentively to consider whether it leads to truth. This quality of looking forward into futurity, seems...motions are gradual, and whose life is progressive : as hi* powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he... | |
 | Richard Graves - 1806 - 198 pagina’s
...sentences, particularly in the Rambler, has been considered by many, as the chief blemish of his ftyle. " This quality of looking forward into futurity, seems...progressive. As by the continual advances from this ftage of exiftence, he is perpetually varying the horizon of his prospects, he mull always discover new motives... | |
 | Richard Graves - 1806 - 200 pagina’s
...sentences, particularly in the Rambler, has been considered by many, as the chief blemish of his ftyle. l< This quality of looking forward into futurity, seems...progressive. As by the continual advances from this ftage ofexiftence, he is perpetually varying the horizon of his prospects, he mufl always discover new motives... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 pagina’s
...to pursue a track so smooth and so flowery, than attentively to consider whether it leads to truth. This quality of looking forward into futurity seems...motions are gradual, and whose life is progressive ; as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he... | |
 | 1806 - 348 pagina’s
...so flowery, than attentively to consider whether it leads to truth. This quality of looking fofward into futurity seems the unavoidable condition of a...'motions are gradual, and whose life is progressive : as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 376 pagina’s
...attentively to consider whether it leads to truth. This quality of looking forward into futurity seems jthe unavoidable condition of a being, whose motions 'are gradual, and whose life is progressive : as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 352 pagina’s
...than attentively to consider whether it leads to truth. This quality of looking forward into fulurity seems the unavoidable condition of a being, whose...motions are gradual, and whose life is progressive; ashis powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pagina’s
...pursue a track so smooth and so flowery, than attentively to consider Whether it leads to truth, ; This quality of looking forward into futurity, seems...motions are gradual, and whose life is progressive : as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pagina’s
...to pursue a track so smooth and so flowery, than attentively to consider whether it leads to truth. This quality of looking forward into futurity, seems...motions are gradual, and whose life is progressive : as his powens are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pagina’s
...to pursue a track so smooth and so flowery, than attentively to consider whether it leads to truth. This quality of looking forward into futurity, seems...motions are gradual, and whose life is progressive: as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he... | |
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This quality of looking forward into futurity seems the unavoidable condition of a being whose motions are gradual, and whose life is progressive ; as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he performs... 
