The National Quarterly Review, Volume 2, Issue 3Pudney & Russell, 1860 |
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... . V. TENDENCIES IN MODERN THOUGHT .. 1 : History of the Inductive Sciences , from the Earliest to the Present Time . By WILLIAM WHEWELL , D.D. , In two volumes . 85 . ᎪᏒᎢ . 2. Palæontology , or a Systematic Summary of.
... . V. TENDENCIES IN MODERN THOUGHT .. 1 : History of the Inductive Sciences , from the Earliest to the Present Time . By WILLIAM WHEWELL , D.D. , In two volumes . 85 . ᎪᏒᎢ . 2. Palæontology , or a Systematic Summary of.
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... modern world has produced , it possesses a painful interest as a commentary on the imperfection of human nature , even in its highest intellectual development . The vices to which we have alluded , include those of the gravest kind that ...
... modern world has produced , it possesses a painful interest as a commentary on the imperfection of human nature , even in its highest intellectual development . The vices to which we have alluded , include those of the gravest kind that ...
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... modern . No doubt he was sincere in all ; and was actuated by generous motives . But there is no use in trying to disprove what generation after gen- eration , for nearly three hundred years , has felt to be but too true . Such is ...
... modern . No doubt he was sincere in all ; and was actuated by generous motives . But there is no use in trying to disprove what generation after gen- eration , for nearly three hundred years , has felt to be but too true . Such is ...
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... modern systems . Mr. Spedding is not quite so well versed in philosophy as Mr. Ellis , but he is fully his equal in liberality , candor , and general intelligence . The former illustrates the Baconian system by supposing two men , James ...
... modern systems . Mr. Spedding is not quite so well versed in philosophy as Mr. Ellis , but he is fully his equal in liberality , candor , and general intelligence . The former illustrates the Baconian system by supposing two men , James ...
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... modern times contain more of the true sublime than those of Bacon . There is often sublimity in his expressions , altogether independently of his philosophical views . We could cite instances even where his opinions are most erroneous ...
... modern times contain more of the true sublime than those of Bacon . There is often sublimity in his expressions , altogether independently of his philosophical views . We could cite instances even where his opinions are most erroneous ...
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