Lives of Eminent Persons: Consisting of Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Mahomet, Wolsey, Sir E. Coke, Lord Somers, Caxton, Blake, Adam Smith, Niebuhr, Sir C. Wren, and Michael Angelo |
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... his exami - cultivate the art of reasoning . Hownation of nature as to vary at
pleasure ever specious the objects , and alluring the circumstances in which it is
made , the announcements of this art , the then often to discard accidents which ...
... his exami - cultivate the art of reasoning . Hownation of nature as to vary at
pleasure ever specious the objects , and alluring the circumstances in which it is
made , the announcements of this art , the then often to discard accidents which ...
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Sixthly , aie then the appears at a distance from the real place images raised at
first , and in perpen - of the object , not being itself material , dicular radiation ,
according to the pro - but produced solely by reflection at the portion of the
mediums ...
Sixthly , aie then the appears at a distance from the real place images raised at
first , and in perpen - of the object , not being itself material , dicular radiation ,
according to the pro - but produced solely by reflection at the portion of the
mediums ...
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He conceives the Godhead dressed , and whose favour is the object as irritable
and revengeful ; endowed of present desire , is for the time the with the moral
weaknesses of humanity , sole object of adoration . The very but possessed of ...
He conceives the Godhead dressed , and whose favour is the object as irritable
and revengeful ; endowed of present desire , is for the time the with the moral
weaknesses of humanity , sole object of adoration . The very but possessed of ...
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There towards Wolsey until his death ; and was , indeed , little probability of his at
. bequeathed to the object of his early taining , over the ... It was at this time that a
active mind to objects of public interest . treaty of marriage was contemplated ...
There towards Wolsey until his death ; and was , indeed , little probability of his at
. bequeathed to the object of his early taining , over the ... It was at this time that a
active mind to objects of public interest . treaty of marriage was contemplated ...
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Finding the scaffolding erected about the one than the other . by Bramante
unsuited to his object , he The pope returned to Rome , and invented one of a
superior construction Michael Angelo remained sixteen months and of great
simplicity ...
Finding the scaffolding erected about the one than the other . by Bramante
unsuited to his object , he The pope returned to Rome , and invented one of a
superior construction Michael Angelo remained sixteen months and of great
simplicity ...
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able admiration afterwards already ancient appears beauty body called carried cause centre character church common complete considered continued court death desire direction distance earth effect employed England English equal existence experiment expressed fact force Galileo give given hand honour important interest Italy Kepler king knowledge known labour learned less letter light lived Lord manner matter means ment mentioned method Michael Angelo mind motion move nature never Newton object observations occasion opinion original passed perhaps period persons philosopher planets present principles printed probably produced proportion published reason received remained remarkable respect Rome says seems sent society soon supposed taken theory thing thought tion true universal whole Wolsey writings
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Página 10 - 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.
Página 34 - 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.
Página 39 - I should desire that the last words which I should pronounce in this Academy, and from this place, might be the name of — MICHAEL ANGELO*.
Página 32 - ... 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.
Página 22 - 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
Página 20 - Labour was the first price, the original purchasemoney that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all the wealth of the world was originally purchased; and its value to those who possess it and who want to exchange it for some new productions is precisely equal to the quantity of labour which it can enable them to purchase or command.
Página 38 - 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.
Página 23 - He was the first that infused that proportion of courage into the seamen, by making them see by experience, what mighty things they could do, if they were resolved ; and taught them to fight in fire as well as upon water: and though he had been very well imitated and followed, he was the first that gave the example of that kind of naval courage, and bold and resolute achievements.
Página 5 - 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.
Página 26 - Sheffield, a mercer, came into a house and asked for meat, and especially he asked after eggs; and the good wife answered that she could speak no French, and the merchant was angry, for he also could speak no French, but would have had eggs, and she understood him not. And then at last another said, that he would have "eyren...
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| Título | Lives of Eminent Persons: Consisting of Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Mahomet, Wolsey, Sir E. Coke, Lord Somers, Caxton, Blake, Adam Smith, Niebuhr, Sir C. Wren, and Michael Angelo Library of useful knowledge |
| Autor | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) |
| Editor | R. Baldwin, 1833 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 31 Ago. 2007 |
| Largo | 571 páginas |
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