The idea of a university defined and illustrated |
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Side x
... simply opposed . For instance , some persons may be tempted to com- plain , that I have servilely followed the English idea of a University , to the disparagement of that Knowledge which I profess to be so strenuously upholding ; and ...
... simply opposed . For instance , some persons may be tempted to com- plain , that I have servilely followed the English idea of a University , to the disparagement of that Knowledge which I profess to be so strenuously upholding ; and ...
Side x
... simply opposed . For instance , some persons may be tempted to com- plain , that I have servilely followed the English idea of a University , to the disparagement of that Knowledge which I profess to be so strenuously upholding ; and ...
... simply opposed . For instance , some persons may be tempted to com- plain , that I have servilely followed the English idea of a University , to the disparagement of that Knowledge which I profess to be so strenuously upholding ; and ...
Side xi
... simply in their relation to the interests of Revealed Truth ? Surely , what he does he does for the sake of Religion ; if he looks with satisfaction on strong temporal govern- ments , which promise perpetuity , it is for the sake of ...
... simply in their relation to the interests of Revealed Truth ? Surely , what he does he does for the sake of Religion ; if he looks with satisfaction on strong temporal govern- ments , which promise perpetuity , it is for the sake of ...
Side xiv
... simply to pro- tect the interests and advance the dominion of Science . If , then , this may be taken for granted , as I think it may , the only point which remains to be settled is , whether I have formed a probable conception of the ...
... simply to pro- tect the interests and advance the dominion of Science . If , then , this may be taken for granted , as I think it may , the only point which remains to be settled is , whether I have formed a probable conception of the ...
Side xvii
... simply do not know what they are talking about " is the spontaneous silent remark of any man of sense who hears them . Hence such persons have no difficulty in contradicting themselves in successive sen- tences , without being conscious ...
... simply do not know what they are talking about " is the spontaneous silent remark of any man of sense who hears them . Hence such persons have no difficulty in contradicting themselves in successive sen- tences , without being conscious ...
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
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Populære avsnitt
Side 178 - But a university training is the great ordinary means to a great but ordinary end ; it aims at raising the intellectual tone of society, at cultivating the public mind, at purifying the national taste, at supplying true principles to popular enthusiasm and fixed aims to popular aspiration, at giving enlargement and sobriety to the ideas of the age, at facilitating the exercise of political power, and refining the intercourse of private life.
Side 280 - Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased ; Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ; Raze out the written troubles of the brain ; And, with some sweet, oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff, Which weighs upon the heart ? Doct.
Side 209 - He has his eyes on all his company ; he is tender towards the bashful, gentle towards the distant, and merciful towards the absurd ; he can recollect to whom he is speaking; he guards against unseasonable allusions or topics which may irritate ; he is seldom prominent in conversation, and never wearisome.
Side 138 - Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas, Atque metus omnes, et inexorabile fatum Subjecit pedibus, strepitumque Acherontis avari.
Side 210 - From a longsighted prudence, he observes the maxim of the ancient sage, that we should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend. He has too much good sense to be. affronted at insults, he is too well employed to remember injuries, and too indolent to 7* H bear malice.
Side 209 - ... while he does them, and seems to be receiving when he is conferring. He never speaks of himself except when compelled, never defends himself by a mere retort, he has no ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean or little in his disputes, never takes unfair advantage, never mistakes personalities or sharp sayings for arguments, or insinuates evil which he dare not say out.
Side 209 - IT is almost a definition of a gentleman to say he is one who never inflicts pain. This description is both refined, and, as far as it goes, accurate. He is mainly occupied in merely removing the obstacles which hinder the free and unembarrassed action of those about him ; and he concurs with their movements, rather than takes the initiative himself.
Side 257 - Seven wealthy towns contend for Homer dead, Through which the living Homer begged his bread.
Side 23 - ... the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible, is the religion of Protestants.
Side 159 - Can there be any thing more ridiculous, than that a father should waste his own money, and his son's time, in setting him to learn the Roman language, when, at the same time, he designs him for a trade...