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... reason and the an accurate scrutiny of these latter must senses . " precede any safe reasoning with respect If we compare them from another to the former . But at the time of which point of view , not so much in respect of we are ...
... reason and the an accurate scrutiny of these latter must senses . " precede any safe reasoning with respect If we compare them from another to the former . But at the time of which point of view , not so much in respect of we are ...
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... reasons proving the same ; and afterwards questioning them one by one , to see whether they were well pos- sessed of the ... reason and ridicule , and numerous pas- sages in his writings , tedious and obscure as they generally are , show ...
... reasons proving the same ; and afterwards questioning them one by one , to see whether they were well pos- sessed of the ... reason and ridicule , and numerous pas- sages in his writings , tedious and obscure as they generally are , show ...
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... reason ; and if you were not both blind and deaf , you would understand that I must dis- believe their absurd and contradictory assertions . " * Bruno's works , though in general considered those of a visionary and madman , were in very ...
... reason ; and if you were not both blind and deaf , you would understand that I must dis- believe their absurd and contradictory assertions . " * Bruno's works , though in general considered those of a visionary and madman , were in very ...
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... reason why the sun's apo gee ( or place of greatest distance from the earth ) must always be at the north summer solstice . " In fact , it was there , or nearly so , in Roberval's time , and he knew not but that it had always been there ...
... reason why the sun's apo gee ( or place of greatest distance from the earth ) must always be at the north summer solstice . " In fact , it was there , or nearly so , in Roberval's time , and he knew not but that it had always been there ...
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... reason , but the very senses , inform us that all the stars are carried round fastened to solid spheres . " What ... reasons , any one who is not obstinate may satisfy him- self that the stars cannot have any independent motion . " Some ...
... reason , but the very senses , inform us that all the stars are carried round fastened to solid spheres . " What ... reasons , any one who is not obstinate may satisfy him- self that the stars cannot have any independent motion . " Some ...
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Page 20 - That the liberties, franchises, privileges and jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England...
Page 14 - Hath left to their disputes, perhaps to move His laughter at their quaint opinions wide Hereafter ; when they come to model Heaven And calculate the stars, how they will wield The mighty frame ; how build, unbuild, contrive To save appearances ; how gird the sphere With centric and eccentric scribbled o'er, Cycle and epicycle, orb in orb...
Page 35 - I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there -were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots : and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Page 33 - ... the main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phenomena without feigning hypotheses and to deduce causes from effects till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical; and not only to unfold the mechanism of the world, but chiefly to resolve these and such like questions.
Page 23 - Little else is requisite to carry a state to the " highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism, but " peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice ; " all the rest being brought about by the natural course of
Page 11 - How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it.
Page 39 - Well, well, Master Kingston," quoth he, "I see the matter against me how it is framed; but if I had served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Page 22 - ... to demonstrate, that the most effectual plan for advancing a people to greatness, is to maintain that order of things which nature has pointed out, by allowing every man, as long as he observes the rules of justice, to pursue his own interest in his own way, and to bring both his industry and his capital into the freest competition with those of his fellow-citizens.
Page 6 - I thought best once for all to let you know in plainness what I find of you, and what you shall find of me. You take to yourself a liberty to disgrace and disable my law, my experience, my discretion.
Page 1 - For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations, and to the next age.