 There is no part of history so generally Useful as that which relates to the progress of the human mind, the gradual improvement of reason, the successive advances of science, the vicissitudes of learning and ignorance, which are the light and darkness...  Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia: A Tale - Seite 122von Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 205 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 184 Seiten
...and ignorance which are the light and darknefs of thinking beings, the extinction and refufcitation of arts, and the revolutions of the intellectual world. If accounts of battles and invafions are D 2 pepeculiarly the bufinefs of princes, die ufeful or elegant arts are not to be neglected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 Seiten
...and ignorance which are the light and darknefs of thinking beings, the extinction and refufcitation of arts, and the revolutions of the intellectual world. If accounts of battles and invafions are peculiarly the bufir.cfs of princes, the ufeful or elegant arts are not to be neglected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 Seiten
...and ignorance which are the light and darknefs of thinking beings, the extinction and refufcitation of arts, and the revolutions of the intellectual world. If accounts of battles and invafions are peculiarly the bufinefs of princes, the ufeful or elegant arts are not to be neglected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 Seiten
...and ignorance which are the light and darknefs of thinking beings, the extinction and refufcitation of arts, and the revolutions of the intellectual world. If accounts of battles and invafions are peculiarly the bufinefs of princes, the ufeful or elegant arts are not to be neglected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 Seiten
...and ignorance which are the light and darknefs of thinking beings,. the extinction and refufcitation of arts, and the revolutions of the intellectual world. If accounts of battles and invafions are peculiarly the bufinefs of" princes, the ufeful or elegant arts are not to be neglected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 Seiten
...and ignorance which are the light and darknefs of thinking beings, the extinction and refufcitation of arts, and the revolutions of the intellectual world. If accounts of battles and invafions are peculiarly the bufinefs of princes, the ufeful or elegant arts are not to be neglected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 Seiten
...and ignorance, which are the light and darknefs of thinking beings, the extinction and refufcitation of arts, and the revolutions of the intellectual world. If accounts of battles and invafions are peculiarly the bufinefs of princes, the ufeful or elegant arts are not to be neglected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 Seiten
...reason, the successive advances of science, the vicissitudes of learning and ignorance, which are the light and darkness of thinking beings, the extinction...battles and invasions are peculiarly the business of the princes, useful or elegant arts are not to be neglected ; those who have kingdoms to govern, have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 Seiten
...reason, the.successive advances of science, the vicissitudes of learning and ignorance, which are the light and darkness of thinking beings, the extinction...more efficacious than precept. A soldier is formed in Avar, and a painter must copy pictures. In this contemplative life has the advantages : great acYions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 Seiten
...reason, the successive advances of science, the vicissitudes of learning and ignorance, which are the light and darkness of thinking beings, the extinction...or elegant arts are not to be neglected ; those who hav« kingdoms to govern, have understandings to cultivate. ." Example is always more efficacious than... | |
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