 | John Aikin - 1803 - 770 pages
...upon, but soon relinquished ; and he congratulates himself that he escaped from them, " before his mind was hardened by the habit of rigid demonstration,...destructive of the finer feelings of moral evidence." This is an uncommon view of the effect of mathematical studies, but certainly deserves attention. An... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1805 - 512 pages
...receive the passive impression of my Professor's lectures, without anjr active exercise of my own powers. As soon as I understood the principles, I relinquished for ever the pursuit of the mathematics ; not can I lament that I desisted, before my mind was hardened by the habit of rigid demonstration,... | |
 | History - 1807 - 772 pages
...understood the principles, I relinquished for ever the pursuit of the mathematics ; nor can I la. ment that I desisted, before my mind was hardened by the...demonstration, so destructive of the finer feelings of moral evi. dence, which must, however, deter, mine the actions and opinions of our lives. I listened with... | |
 | Classical philology - 1822 - 428 pages
...individuals whose characters differed so widely as those of Mr. Gibbon, Mr. Hume, ami Bishop Watson. " As soon as I understood the principles, I relinquished...destructive of the finer feelings of moral evidence, which must, however, determine the actions and opinions of our lives." Life of Gibbon, 4to, p. 66.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - English literature - 1814 - 726 pages
...receive the passive impression of my Professor's lectures, without any active exercise of my own powers. As soon as I understood the principles, I relinquished...destructive of the finer feelings of moral evidence, which must, however, determine the actions and opinions of our lives. I listened with more pleasure... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1816 - 498 pages
...As soon as I understood the principles, I relinquished for ever the pursuit of the mathematics ; not can I lament that I desisted, before my mind was hardened by the habit of rigid demonstra' tion, so destructive of the finer feelings of moral evidence, which must, however, determine... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pages
...by Gibbon in the following passage, is not true. — ' I desisted from the pursuit of mathematics, before my mind was hardened by the habit of rigid...destructive of the finer feelings of moral evidence ; which determine the actions and opinions of our lives.' Are we not more benefited by the habits of... | |
 | Classical philology - 1822 - 428 pages
...own mind on circumstances which they conceived to be independent of themselves 1 ? 1 We are justified "As soon as I understood the principles, I relinquished...mathematics; nor can I lament that I desisted before iny mind was hardened by the habit of rigid demonstration, so destructive of the finer feelings of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 pages
...receive the passive impression of my professor's lectures, without any active exercise of my own powers. As soon as I understood the principles, I relinquished...lament that I desisted before my mind was hardened hy the habit of rigid menced; and I think he shall take a short course of geometry, which will not... | |
 | Autobiographies - 1830 - 336 pages
...receive the passive impression of my professor's lectures, without any active exercise of my own powers. As soon as I understood the principles, I relinquished...before my mind was hardened by the habit of rigid menced; and I think he shall take a short course of geometry, which will not occupy him more than seven... | |
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As soon as I understood the principles, I relinquished for ever the pursuit of the mathematics; nor can I lament that I desisted, before my mind was hardened by the habit of rigid demonstration, so destructive of the finer feelings of moral evidence,... 
