Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries: Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the AuthorGood Press, 25. 11. 2019 - 330 strán (strany) "Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries: Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author" by William Godwin is a collection of essays that were conceived from countless hours the author spent contemplating the world. The body and mind, talent, intellect, rebellion, innocence, the length of human life, leisure, and more are all discussed in this book. Through his words, Godwin is able to provide readers with a fascinating window into his mind. |
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... least so far as I am aware, never been given to the public through the medium of the press. During a part of this period I had remained to a considerable degree unoccupied in my character of an author, and had delivered little to the ...
... least so far as I am aware, never been given to the public through the medium of the press. During a part of this period I had remained to a considerable degree unoccupied in my character of an author, and had delivered little to the ...
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... least the endowment, which makes man social, by which principally we impart our sentiments to each other, and which changes us from solitary individuals, and bestows on us a duplicate and multipliable existence. Beside which it ...
... least the endowment, which makes man social, by which principally we impart our sentiments to each other, and which changes us from solitary individuals, and bestows on us a duplicate and multipliable existence. Beside which it ...
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... least we must be very different creatures from what we are at present, when that shall take place. For a man to think, agreeably and with serenity, he must be in some degree of health. The corpus sanum is no less indispensible than the ...
... least we must be very different creatures from what we are at present, when that shall take place. For a man to think, agreeably and with serenity, he must be in some degree of health. The corpus sanum is no less indispensible than the ...
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... least fit for: and, while perhaps a sufficient quantity of talent is extant in each successive generation, yet, for want of each man's being duly estimated, and assigned his appropriate duty, the very reverse may appear to be the case ...
... least fit for: and, while perhaps a sufficient quantity of talent is extant in each successive generation, yet, for want of each man's being duly estimated, and assigned his appropriate duty, the very reverse may appear to be the case ...
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OF IMITATION AND INVENTION | |
OF SELFLOVE AND BENEVOLENCE | |
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OF BELIEF | |
OF YOUTH AND AGE Magna debetur pueris reverentia | |
OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP | |
OF FRANKNESS AND RESERVE | |
OF BALLOT | |
OF INTELLECTUAL ABORTION | |
OF THE DURABILITY OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS AND PRODUCTIONS | |
OF THE REBELLIOUSNESS OF | |
OF HUMAN INNOCENCE | |
OF THE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE | |
OF HUMAN VEGETATION | |
OF LEISURE | |
OF DIFFIDENCE | |
OF SELFCOMPLACENCY | |
OF PHRENOLOGY | |
OF ASTRONOMY | |
It is also no more than just that we should bear in mind | |
OF THE MATERIAL UNIVERSE | |
OF HUMAN VIRTUE THE EPILOGUE | |
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