The Rambler. ...J. Payne and J. Bouquet, 1752 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 25
Page 6
... mankind . BOOKS , fays Bacon , can never teach the ufe of books . The student must learn by com- merce with mankind to reduce his fpecula- tions to practice , and accommodate his know- ledge to the purposes of life . IT is too common ...
... mankind . BOOKS , fays Bacon , can never teach the ufe of books . The student must learn by com- merce with mankind to reduce his fpecula- tions to practice , and accommodate his know- ledge to the purposes of life . IT is too common ...
Page 94
... of the gay part of mankind , had fo long kept him from rural excurfions , that I had never seen him fince my infancy . My curiofity curiofity was therefore ftrongly excited by the hope of observing 94 The RAMBLER . N ° . 147 .
... of the gay part of mankind , had fo long kept him from rural excurfions , that I had never seen him fince my infancy . My curiofity curiofity was therefore ftrongly excited by the hope of observing 94 The RAMBLER . N ° . 147 .
Page 242
... mankind for praifes and rewards . Yet we see men that waste their patrimony in luxury , deftroy their health with debau- chery , and enervate their minds with idle- nefs , because there have been fome whom luxury never could fink into ...
... mankind for praifes and rewards . Yet we see men that waste their patrimony in luxury , deftroy their health with debau- chery , and enervate their minds with idle- nefs , because there have been fome whom luxury never could fink into ...
Contents
0 | 1 |
The danger of attempting wit in converfation | 24 |
An account of fquire Blufter | 32 |
21 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affiftance againſt antient antiquated journals bankrupcy becauſe bufy buſineſs cenfured confidered contempt converfation curiofity defign defire diftant diſcover eafily encreaſe endeavour enquiry equally eſcape expreffion eyes fafely fame favour fcarcely fcience fecure feems feen feldom felf fentiments fhall fhort fhould fince fingle firft firſt folicit fome fometimes foon forrow fortune ftand ftate ftrength ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuperiority fupply fuppofe fupport furely genius happineſs himſelf honour hope houſe infolence inftruction infult intereft itſelf juft kindneſs labour laft laſt learning lefs loft mankind ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity nefs never NUMB obfcurity obferved occafion ourſelves paffed paffions pleafing pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe preſent profeffions publick pupillage purpoſe raiſe RAMBLER reafon reaſon refolved reft Samfon ſee ſhall ſhe ſtate tenderneſs thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thought THRASYBULUS tion underſtand uſe vifit virtue whofe whoſe writer