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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... speak of man generally, I do not regard any aberrations of form, obesity, a thick calf, a thin calf; I take the middle between all extremes; and this is emphatically man. Man cannot keep pace with a starting horse: but he can persevere ...
... speak of man generally, I do not regard any aberrations of form, obesity, a thick calf, a thin calf; I take the middle between all extremes; and this is emphatically man. Man cannot keep pace with a starting horse: but he can persevere ...
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... speak, is an unfledged thinker; and the man that does not write, is but half an investigator. Not to enter into all the mysteries of articulate speech and the irresistible power of eloquence, whether addressed to a single hearer , or ...
... speak, is an unfledged thinker; and the man that does not write, is but half an investigator. Not to enter into all the mysteries of articulate speech and the irresistible power of eloquence, whether addressed to a single hearer , or ...
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... speaking , and telling its own tale . What can equal the magnificence of the neck , the column upon which the head reposes ! The ample chest may denote an almost infinite strength and power . Let us call to mind the Apollo Belvidere ...
... speaking , and telling its own tale . What can equal the magnificence of the neck , the column upon which the head reposes ! The ample chest may denote an almost infinite strength and power . Let us call to mind the Apollo Belvidere ...
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... difficulty. To the resolving such a question with sufficient evidence, a very considerable series of observations would become necessary. The child should be introduced into a variety of scenes, and a magazine, so to speak, of those.
... difficulty. To the resolving such a question with sufficient evidence, a very considerable series of observations would become necessary. The child should be introduced into a variety of scenes, and a magazine, so to speak, of those.
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... speak, of those things about which human industry and skill may be employed, should be successively set before him. The censor who is to decide on the result of the whole, should be a person of great sagacity, and capable of pronouncing ...
... speak, of those things about which human industry and skill may be employed, should be successively set before him. The censor who is to decide on the result of the whole, should be a person of great sagacity, and capable of pronouncing ...
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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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