| Monthly literary register - 1821 - 678 pages
...LOCKE. Mr. Tooke considered it a lucky mistake which Mr. Locke made when he called his celebrated work An Essay on Human Understanding ; " for some part of the inestimable benefit of that book has'' added he, " merely on account of its title, reached to many thousands more than 1 fear it would have... | |
| John Locke - 1808 - 346 pages
...rejected, nor can they be modestly controverted without very strong arguments." (pt. 1. p. 211.) " Perhaps it was for mankind a lucky mistake (for it...of the inestimable benefit of that book has, merely en account of its title, reached to many thousands more than, I fear, it would liave done, had he called... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 590 pages
...* I think it proper to quote here a few sentences from Mr. Took, in confirmation of this remark. " Perhaps it was for mankind a lucky mistake (for it was a mis" take) which Mr. Locke made, when he called his book an Essay " on Human Understanding; for some... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 558 pages
..." a grammatical treatise, or a treatise on words, or on language;" and says, that " it was a lucky mistake which Mr. Locke made when he called his book an Essay on the Human Understanding. For some part of the inestimable benefit of that book has, merely on account... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 552 pages
..." a grammatical treatise, or a treatise on words, or on language ;" and says, that " it was a lucky mistake which Mr. Locke made when he called his book an Essay on the Human Understanding. For some part of the inestimable benefit of that book has, merely on account... | |
| 1815 - 558 pages
..." a grammatical tr&ajtise, or a treatise on words, or on language;" and says, that " it was a lucky mistake which Mr. Locke made when he called his book an Essay on the Human Understanding. For some part of the inestimable benefit of that book has, merely on account... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1816 - 644 pages
...I tliiuk it proper to quote here a few sentences fruin Mr Tooke, in confirmation of this remark. " Perhaps it was for mankind a lucky mistake (for it...made, when he called his book an " Essay on Human Underttaading ; for some part of the inesti" raahlc benefit of that book has, merely on account of... | |
| Johann Gottfried Herder - 1820 - 968 pages
...Service to human Understanding. ') Perhaps it was for mankind л lucky mistake, (.for il was a mi-stakel which Mr. Locke made, when he called his book An Essay on human Under st and in c. For some , part of the unestimable benefit of that book has, merely on account of... | |
| 1821 - 488 pages
...LOCKE. Mr. Tooke considered it a lucky mistake which Mr. Locke made when he called his celebrated work An Essay on Human Understanding ; " for some part of the inestimable benefit of that book has" added he, " merely" on account of its title, reached to many thousand more than I fear it would have... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 454 pages
...f I think it proper to quote here a few sentences from Mr. Tooke, in confirmation of this remark. " Perhaps it was for mankind a lucky mistake (for it...mistake) which Mr. Locke made, when he called his hook an Essay on Human Understanding; for some part of the inestimable benefit of that book, has, merely... | |
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