 | John Locke - 1801 - 398 sider
...knowledge, figurative speeches and also an abuse allusion in language will hardly be admitted of language. as an imperfection or abuse of it. I confess, in discourses where we seek rather pleasure and delight than information and improvement, such ornaments as are borrowed from them can scarce pass... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 508 sider
...truth speesh also and real knowledge, figurative speeches and fn abuse of . -i-ni 11 iii language. allusion in language will hardly be admitted as an...confess, in discourses where we seek rather pleasure and delight than information and improvement, such ornaments as arc borrowed from them can scarce pass... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 520 sider
...knowledge, figurative speeches and anaDuse c allusion in language will hardly he admitted 'an£ua£e> as an imperfection or abuse of it. I confess, in discourses where we seek rather pleasure and delight than information and improvement, such ornaments as are borrowed from them can scarce pass... | |
 | John Locke - 1808 - 346 sider
...intellectual world, is owing to nothing more than to this ill use of words. " Since Wit and Fancy finds easier entertainment in the world, than dry Truth...confess, in discourses, where we seek rather pleasure and delight than information and improvement, such x>rnaments as are borrowed from them, can scarce pass... | |
 | John Locke - 1813 - 448 sider
...any real being be ever denominated from them. § 34. 7. Figurative speech also an abuse of language. SINCE wit and fancy find easier entertainment in the...world, than dry truth and real knowledge, figurative speechet and allusion in language will hardly be admitted, as an imperfection or abuse of it- I confess,... | |
 | John Locke - 1819 - 460 sider
...Figurative speech also an abuse of language. Since wit and fancy find easier entertainment in the ^T,, world, than dry truth and real knowledge, figurative...confess in discourses where we seek rather pleasure and delight than information and improvement, such ornaments as are borrowed from them can scarce pass... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 672 sider
...them. |. 34. Seventhly , figurative language also an abuse of language. — Since wit and fancy finds easier entertainment in the world, than dry truth...confess, in discourses, where we seek rather pleasure and delight, than information and improvement, such ornaments as are borrowed from them, can scarce pass... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 460 sider
...tertainment in the world than dry truth an abuse of anj reaj knowledge, figurative speeches guage< and allusion in language will hardly be admitted as...confess, in discourses where we seek rather pleasure and delight than information and improvement, such ornaments as are borrowed from them can scarce pass... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 432 sider
...world than dry truth an abuse of an(J real knowledge, figurative speeches language. an{j auusion m language will hardly be admitted as an imperfection...confess, in discourses where we seek rather pleasure and delight than information and improvement, such ornaments as are borrowed from them can scarce pass... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 426 sider
...than dry truth an abuse of an( l rea l knowledge, figurative speeches anguage. an( l a ll us io n i n language will hardly be admitted as an imperfection...confess, in discourses where we seek rather pleasure and delight than information and improvement, such ornaments as are borrowed from them can scarce pass... | |
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Since wit and fancy find easier entertainment in the world than dry truth and real knowledge, figurative speeches and allusion in language will hardly be admitted as an imperfection or abuse of it. I confess, in discourses where we seek rather pleasure... 
