But God be thanked, his pride is greater than his ignorance, and what he wants in knowledge, he supplies by sufficiency. When he has looked about him as far as he can, he concludes there, is no more to be seen; when he is at the end of his line, he is... An Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric - Sida 84efter Hugh Blair - 1802 - 300 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| William Temple - 1731 - 506 sidor
...Sufficiency. When he has looked about him as far as he can, he concludes there is no more to be feen; when he is at the End of his Line, he is at the Bottom of the Ocean ; when he has (hot his bell, he is fure, none ever did nor ever can fhcot better or beyond it. His own Reafon is... | |
| William Temple - 1757 - 564 sidor
...fufficiency. When he has looked about him as far as he can, he concludes there is no more to be feen ; when he is at the end of his line, he is at the bottom...when he has fhot his beft, he is fure, none ever did nor ever can moot better or beyond it. His own reafon is the certain meafure of truth, his own knowledge,... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1784 - 412 sidor
...fufficiency. When he has looked " about him, as far as he can, he con" eludes there is no more to be feen ; " when he is at the end of his line, he " is at the bottom of the ocean ; when ** he has (hot his beft, he is fure none " ever did, or ever can, fhoot better, " or beyond it. His own reafon... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1787 - 482 sidor
...When " he has looked about him, as far as he can, ,« he concludes, there is no more to be feen ; " when he is at the end of his line, he is at the " bottom .of the ocean ; when he has (hot his ." beft, he is fure none ever did, or ever can, tc fhoot better, or beyond it. His own reafon... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1793 - 518 sidor
...cy. When he has looked about him, as far as *' he can, he concludes, there is no more to be " ieen ; when he is at the end of his line, he is at " the bottom of the ocean ; when he has fhot hii " belt, he is fure none ever did, or ever can, flioot " better, or beyond it. His own reafon he... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1801 - 374 sidor
...fufficiency. When he has looked about him, " as far as he can, he concludes there is no more to " be feen ; when he is at the end of his line, he is at " the...his beft, " he is fure none ever did, or ever can, moot better, " or beyond it. His own reafon he holds to be the " certain meafure of truth ; and his... | |
| John Walker - 1801 - 424 sidor
...sufficiency. When he has looked about him, *' as far as he can, he concludes there is no " more to be seen; when he is at the end of his " line, he is at the bottom of the ocean ; when " he has shot his best, he is sure none ever did, " or ever can, shoot better, or beyond it. His " own reason... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1802 - 416 sidor
...fufficiency. When he has looked " about him, as far as he can, he concludes, there is no more " to be feen ; when he is at the end of his line, he is at the "...bottom of the ocean ; when he has fhot his beft, he is furs " none ever did, or ever can, fhoot better, or beyond it. His " own reafon he holds to be the... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1805 - 348 sidor
...fufficiency. When he has looked 'about him as far as he can, he concludes there is no more to befeen ; when he is at the end of his line, he is at the bottom...did, or ever can, fhoot better, or beyond it. His own reafon he holds to be the certain meafure of truth ; and his own knowledge, of what is poffible in... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1805 - 280 sidor
...When he has looked about him as far as he can, " he concludes there is no more to be feen ; when he u is at the end of his line, he is at the bottom of...has fhot his beft, he is fure none " ever did, or even can (hoot better, or beyond it. " His own reafon he holds to be the certain meafure • M of truth... | |
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