 ... why select so minute, so weak, so bounded a principle as the reason and design of animals is found to be upon this planet? What peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call thought, that we must thus make it the model of...  Letters on Infidelity - Page 64by George Horne - 1786 - 335 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Hume - 1779 - 272 pages
...foundation of our judgment concerning the origin of the whole, (which never can be admitted) ; yet why felect fo minute, fo weak, fo bounded a principle...privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we we call thought , that we muft thus make it the model of the whole univerfe? Our partiality in our... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1779 - 508 pages
...of our judgement concerning the origin of the whole (which never can b« admitted;) yet why feleci fo minute, fo weak, fo bounded a principle as the...peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the bra>n, which we call thought, that we mull make it the model of the whole univerfe? Our partiality... | |
 | George Horne - 1786 - 380 pages
...univerfe, where the thought * Dialogues, P. 50, 51, 58. and LET. and defign appear infinitely fuperior ^^J, to thofe required in building a houfe. We have no...the brain which " we call thought, that we muft thus <c make it the model of the whole " univerfe ? Our partiality in our " own favour does indeed prefent... | |
 | David Hume - 1788 - 600 pages
...our judgment concerning the origin of the whole, (which never can be admitted) ; yet why feledl fa minute, fo weak, fo bounded a principle as the reafon...the model of the whole univerfe ? Our partiality in our own favour does indeed prefent it on all occafions ; but found philofophy ought carefully to guard... | |
 | 1802 - 442 pages
...refeinblance of the univerfe to a houfe, or of God to man, in every particular. Том. " But why feleft fo minute, fo weak, fo bounded a. principle, as the...has this little agitation of the brain which we call tkovghi, that we muft thus make it the model of the whole univerfe ? Our partiality in our own favour... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 pages
...particular. TOM. " But why select so minute, so weak, so " bounded a principle, as the reason and design of " animals is found to be upon this planet? What...agitation of the " brain which we call thought, that we must thus " make it the model of the whole universe ? Our "- partiality in our own favour does indeed... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 566 pages
...the reason and design of "animals is found to be upon this planet? \Vhat " peculiar privilege lias this little agitation of the " brain which we call thought, that we must thu* " make it the model of the whole universe ? Our " partiality in our own favour does indeed... | |
 | David Hume - 1826 - 596 pages
...can be admitted), yet why select so minute, so weak, so bounded a principle, as the reason and design of animals is found to be upon this planet ? "What...agitation of the brain which we call thought, that we must thus make it the model of the whole universe i Our partiality in our own favour does indeed present... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1846 - 588 pages
...51, 58. ToM. " But why select so minute, so weak, so bounded a principle, as the reason and design of animals is found to , be upon this planet? What...agitation of the brain .which we call thought, that we must thus make it the model of the whole universe ? Our partiality in our own favor does indeed 'present... | |
 | David Hume - 1854 - 572 pages
...can be admitted,) yet why select so minute, so weak, so bounded a principle, as the reason and design of animals is found to be upon this planet ? What...agitation of the brain which we call thought, that we must thus make it the model of the whole universe ? Our partiality in our own favor does indeed present... | |
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