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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... occupations of peace, and do not call the means of warfare in any sort to our recollection. The mind may aptly be described under the denomination of the "stranger at home." With their bodies most men are little acquainted. We are "like ...
... occupations of peace, and do not call the means of warfare in any sort to our recollection. The mind may aptly be described under the denomination of the "stranger at home." With their bodies most men are little acquainted. We are "like ...
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... occupation and destiny of a child. But this is a question attended with no common degree of difficulty. To the resolving such a question with sufficient evidence, a very considerable series of observations would become necessary. The ...
... occupation and destiny of a child. But this is a question attended with no common degree of difficulty. To the resolving such a question with sufficient evidence, a very considerable series of observations would become necessary. The ...
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... occupation, because his playfellow has been assigned to it before him. The parent is not qualified to judge in this fundamental question, because he is under the dominion of partiality, and wishes that his child may become a lord ...
... occupation, because his playfellow has been assigned to it before him. The parent is not qualified to judge in this fundamental question, because he is under the dominion of partiality, and wishes that his child may become a lord ...
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... occupation than another, can scarcely be followed detected either in the living subject or the dead one. But, as in the infinite variety of human beings no two faces are so alike that they cannot be distinguished, nor even two leaves ...
... occupation than another, can scarcely be followed detected either in the living subject or the dead one. But, as in the infinite variety of human beings no two faces are so alike that they cannot be distinguished, nor even two leaves ...
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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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