 | 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 - Authors, English - 1807 - 526 pages
...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 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
...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
...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 ; the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...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 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 - 480 pages
...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 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 - Authors, English - 1822 - 472 pages
...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 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 - 1823 - 486 pages
...have formed so great an accumulation of knowledge." B.] " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we...know what books have treated of it. This leads us to.look at catalogues, and the backs of books in libraries." Sir Joshua observed to me the extraordinary... | |
 | James Boswell - 1824 - 474 pages
...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...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
...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 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... | |
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Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. 
