After his oracle Dr. Johnson, my friend Sir Joshua Reynolds denies all original genius, any natural propensity of the mind to one art or science rather than another. Without engaging in a metaphysical or rather verbal dispute, I know, by experience, that... Macmillan's Magazine - Сторінка 4891883Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
| Edward Gibbon - 1907 - 412 стор.
...or science rather than another. Without engaging in a metaphysical or rather verbal dispute, I knew, by experience, that from my early youth I aspired to the character of an historian. While I served in the Militia, before and after the publication of my Essay, this idea ripened in my... | |
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