But if many parts in the practice of every art, and in the detail of every department, require no abilities, or actually tend to contract and to limit the views of the mind, there are others which lead to general reflections, and to enlargement of thought.... An Essay on the History of Civil Society - Page 280de Adam Ferguson - 1768 - 430 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Adam Ferguson - 1789 - 448 pages
...deferved the praife of ingenuity in a much higher degree than the mere artift, who, by its afliftance, produces a fuperior work. BUT if many parts in the...of thought. Even in manufacture, the genius of the matter, perhaps, is cultivated, while that of the inferior workman lies wafte. The ftatefman may have... | |
| Guang-Zhen Sun - 2005 - 312 pages
...ingenuity in a much higher degree than the mere artist, who, by its assistance, produced a superior work. But if many parts in the practice of every art,...of thought. Even in manufacture, the genius of the master, perhaps, is cultivated, while that of the inferior workman lies waste. The statesman may have... | |
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