| James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...anfwered, " Sir, the reafon is very plain. Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a fubject ourfelves, or we know where we can find information upon it. When we inquire into any fubject, the firft thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This leads us to look... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...Johnson, , ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge is of two kinds....know where we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know were we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any he was so intimate with Dr. Donne, that... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, Sir, the reason is very plain ; knowledge is of two kinds. We know a mbject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any subject... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, Sir, the reason is very plain ; knowledge is of two kinds....know where we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any suhject ; the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it.... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 472 pages
...Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge is of two kinds....know where we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 480 pages
...Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge is of two kinds....know where we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This... | |
| James Boswell - 1824 - 474 pages
...Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge is of two kinds....the first thing we have to do is to know what books haye treated of it. This leads us to look at catalogues, and the backs of books in libraries." Sir... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 430 pages
...Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about, and answered, " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge is of two kinds....know where we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 586 pages
...Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered.' " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge is of two kinds....we know where we can find information upon it. When wH inquire into any subject, the first thing we have 'to do is to know what books have treated of it.... | |
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