 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 Seiten
...anfwered, " Sir, the reafon is very plain. Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a fubject ourfelves, or we know where we can find information upon it. When we inquire into any fubject, the firft thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 Seiten
...backs of books." Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge...two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know were we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any he was so intimate with Dr. Donne, that... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 Seiten
...backs of books. Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, Sir, the reason is very plain ; knowledge is of two kinds. We know a mbject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any subject... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 Seiten
...barks of books. Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, Sir, the reason is very plain ; knowledge...find information upon it. When we enquire into any suhject ; the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. Tins leads ns to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 542 Seiten
...backs of books/' Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge...know where we can find information upon it. When we inquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 378 Seiten
...backs of books." Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge...know where we can find information upon it. When we inquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 486 Seiten
...considerable, he said, " You are an honest man, to have formed so great an accumulation of knowledge." B.] " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge is of two...know where we can find information upon it. When we inquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 Seiten
...backs of books." Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and ill-nature in his disposition. Davica followed me...the hard blows which the great man had given me, he inquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 690 Seiten
...backs of books." Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered, " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge...know where we can find information upon it. When we inquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 586 Seiten
...backs of books." Johnson, ever ready for contest, instantly started from his reverie, wheeled about and answered.' " Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowledge...we know where we can find information upon it. When wH inquire into any subject, the first thing we have 'to do is to know what books have treated of it.... | |
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Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. 
