 | Algernon Sidney - Monarchy - 1805 - 522 pages
...to the force of reason and convincement. What could a man require more from 4 nation so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge. What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soile, but wise and faithful labourers, to make a knowing people, a nation of prophets, of sages, and... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...more from a nation so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge ? What wants there to such atowardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful labourers,...people, a nation of prophets, of sages, and of worthies? We reckon more than five months yet to harvest; there need not be five weeks, liad we but eyes to lift... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...to the force of reason and convincement. What could a man require more from a nation so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge ? What wants there...people, a nation of prophets, of sages, and of worthies ? We reckon more than five months yet to harvest ; there need not be five weeks, had we but eyes to... | |
 | Francis Maseres - Canada - 1809 - 638 pages
...fo prone to feek after knowledge ? What wants there to fuch a towardly and pregnant foil, but wife and faithful labourers, to make a knowing people, a nation of prophets, of fages, and of worthies ? We reckon more than five months yet to liarveft ; there need not be five weeks,... | |
 | John Milton - Freedom of the press - 1819 - 484 pages
...to the force of Reason and convincement. What could a man require more from a Nation so pliant and so prone to seek after Knowledge. What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soile, but wise and faithfull labourers, to make a knowing People, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages,... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1822 - 580 pages
...to the force of reason and convincement. What could a man require more from a nation so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge ? What wants there...towardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful laborers, to make a knowing People, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of Worthies ?" MILTON. Speech... | |
 | Great Britain - 1822 - 576 pages
...knowledge ? What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful laborers, to make a knowing People, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of Worthies£*f,.',. MILTON. Speech for the Liberty of the Press. PREFACE. THESE Letters have been hastily... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...to the force of reason and convincement. What could a man require more from a nation so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge ? What wants there...people, a nation of prophets, of sages, and of worthies ? We reckon more than five months yet to harvest ; there need not be five weeks, had we but eyes to... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...to the force of reason and convincement. What could a man require more from a nation, so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge ? What wants there...towardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful laborers, to make a knowing people, a nation of prophets, of sages, and of worthies ? We reckon more... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...to the force of reason and convincement. What could a man require more from a nation, so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge ? What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soil, but Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions... | |
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What could a man require more from a nation so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge ? What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soil but wise and faithful labourers, to make a knowing people, a nation of prophets, of sages, and of worthies... 
