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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... sound of trumpets rending the air, which after all only introduce to us an ordinary man, no otherwise perhaps distinguished from the vilest of the ragged spectators, than by the accident of his birth! But what is of more importance in ...
... sound of trumpets rending the air, which after all only introduce to us an ordinary man, no otherwise perhaps distinguished from the vilest of the ragged spectators, than by the accident of his birth! But what is of more importance in ...
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... sound judgment to be formed as to the vocation or employment in which each is most fitted to excel. As, according to the institutions of Lycurgus, as soon as a boy was born, he was visited by the elders of the ward, who were to decide ...
... sound judgment to be formed as to the vocation or employment in which each is most fitted to excel. As, according to the institutions of Lycurgus, as soon as a boy was born, he was visited by the elders of the ward, who were to decide ...
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... sounds, and will in no long time imitate snatches of a tune. The present professor of music in the university of Oxford contrived for himself, I believe at three years old, a way for playing on an instrument, the piano forte, unprompted ...
... sounds, and will in no long time imitate snatches of a tune. The present professor of music in the university of Oxford contrived for himself, I believe at three years old, a way for playing on an instrument, the piano forte, unprompted ...
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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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