 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1887 - 1040 pages
...I rather neglected u»y Qreckmy professor's lectures, without any active exercise of my own powers As soon as I understood the principles I relinquished...of rigid demonstration, so destructive of the finer feoliugs of moral evidence, which must, however, determine the actions and opinions of our lives. I... | |
 | James Mercer Garnett - English literature - 1890 - 730 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 - 1891 - 448 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 - 1891 - 456 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 - 1891 - 474 pages
...the passive impression of my professor's lectures without any active exercise of my own powers. vVs soon as I understood the principles, I relinquished...destructive of the finer feelings of moral evidence, which pust, however, determine the actions and opinions of our lives))1 I listened with more pleasure... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1891 - 454 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...mathematics; nor can I lament that I desisted before myjr1ind was hardened hy the hnhit "f rigid demonstration, so destructive of the finer feelings. of—mewl-... | |
 | William Davies - Christian life - 1894 - 176 pages
...historian, has given a distinctive recognition of the truth of this view. He says in his Autobiography, " As soon as I understood the principles I relinquished for ever the pursuit of mathematics j nor can I lament that I desisted before my mind was hardened by the habit of rigid demonstration,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1895 - 246 pages
...active exercise of my own powers. • As soon as I understood the principles, I relinquished forever the pursuit of the mathematics; nor can I lament that...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 - Authors, English - 1896 - 540 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 - History - 1896 - 466 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... | |
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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,... 
