 ... that it has always many objects within its view, will seldom be long without some near and familiar image through which an easy transition may be made to truths more distant and obscure.  The Idler - Page 134by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
 | 1761 - 308 pages
...by its refemblance to another has been always the moft po.pular and efficacious art of inftru<Stion. There is indeed no other method of teaching that of...known ; and a mind fo enlarged by contemplation and en. quiry, that it has always many objects within its view, will feldom be long without fome near and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 316 pages
...by its refemblance to another has been always the moft popular and efficacious art of inftrucHorf. There is indeed no other method of teaching that of...feldom be long without fome near and familiar image thro' which an eafy tran( fition may be made to truths more diftant and obfcure. OF the parallels which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...by its, refemblance to. another, has been always the moft popular and efficacious art of inftru&ion. There is indeed. no other method of teaching that...objects within its view, will feldom be long without fame near and. familiar image through which an eafy tranfition may be made to truths more diftant and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pages
...its refemblance to JL another, has been always the moft popular and efficacious art of inflaidbion. There is indeed no other method of teaching that of...but by means of fomething already known; and a mind io enlarged by contemplation and enquiry, that it has always many objects within its view, will feldom... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...•*' another, has been always the moft popular and efficacious art of inflru&ion. There is indee4 no other method of teaching that of which any one...known ; and a mind fo enlarged by contemplation and inquiry, that it has always many objects within its view, will feldom be long without fome near and... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 pages
...by its resemblance to another, has been always the most popular and efficacious art of instruction. There is indeed no other method of teaching that of which any one is ignorant, but by means of something already known; and a mind so enlarged by contemplation and inquiry, that it has always many... | |
 | 1803 - 196 pages
...by its resemblance to another, has been always the most popular and efficacious art of instruction. There is indeed no other method of teaching that of which any one is ignorant but by means of something already known; and a mind so enlarged by contemplation and enquiry, that it has always 'many... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 pages
...by means of some additional connexion."— Dr. LOWTH'S Introduction to English Grammar. " There is no other method of teaching that of which any one is ignorant, but by means of something already known." Dr. JOHNSON. Idler. It is remarkable that our present version of the Scriptures... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pages
...by means of some additional connexion." — Dr. LOWTH'S Introduction to English Grammar. " There is no other method of teaching that of which any one is ignorant, buc by means of something already known." " Neither grace of person nor vigour of understanding, is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...by its resemblance to another, has been always the most popular and efficacious art of instruction. There is indeed no other method of teaching that of which any one is ignorant, but by means of something already known ; and, a mind so enlarged by contemplation and inquiry, that it has always... | |
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