| Thomas Reid - 1785 - 572 pages
...accidents. A traveller of good judgment may ririftake his way, and be unawares led into a wrong track ; and while the road is fair before him, he may go on without fufpicion and be followed by others ; but when it ends in a coal-pit, it requires no great judgment... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1801 - 506 pages
...unawares led into a wrong track ; and while the road is fair before him, he may go on without fufpicion and be followed by others ; but when it ends in a...coal-pit, it requires no great judgment to know that hp hath gone wrong, nor perhaps to find out what milled him. In the mean time, the unprofperous ftate... | |
| William Cobbett - 1819 - 810 pages
...mistake his way, and be led unawares into a •wrong track ; and, while the road is fair before him, may go on without suspicion, and be followed by others ; but when it ends in a precipice, it requires no peculiar degree of wisdom and penetration to know he has gone wrong, nor... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1810 - 502 pages
...accidents. A traveller of good judgment may mistake his way, and be unawares led into a wrong track ; and while the road is fair before him, he may go on...wrong, nor perhaps to find out what misled him. In the mean time, the unprosperons state of this part of philosophy had produced an effect, somewhat discouraging... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1818 - 466 pages
...before him, he may go on without suspieion and be followed by others; but when ,it ends in a eoal-pit, it requires no great judgment to know that he hath gone wrong, nor perhaps to find out what bad misled him. In the mean time, the unprosperous state of this part of philosophy hath produeed an... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1822 - 432 pages
...accidents. A traveller of good judgment may mistake his way, and be unawares led into a wrong track ; and while the road is fair before him, he may go on...judgment to know that he hath gone wrong, nor perhaps to iind out what had misled him. In the mean time, the unprosperous state of this part of philosophy hath... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1823 - 350 pages
...discoveries are sometimes indeed the effect of superior genius, but more frequently they are the hirth of time and of accidents. A traveller of good judgment...the meantime, the unprosperous state of this part of philosopby had produced an effect, somewhat discouraging, indeed, to any attempt of this nature, but... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1846 - 1080 pages
...accidents. Atravellerof good judgment may mistake his way, and be unawares led into a wrong track ; and, while the road is fair before him, he may go...the unprosperous state, of this part of philosophy hath produced ant effect, somewhat discouraging indeed to any attempt of this nature, but an effect... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1892 - 390 pages
...accidents. A traveller of good judgment may mistake his way, and be unawares led into a wrong track; and while the road is fair before him, he may go on...the unprosperous state of this part of philosophy hath produced an effect, somewhat discouraging indeed to any attempt of this nature, but an effect... | |
| Thomas Reid, William Hamilton, Harry M. Bracken, Thomas Reid, Sir William Hamilton - 1094 pages
...accidents. A travellerof good judgment may mistake his way, and be unawares led into a wrong track ; opinion is so necessary in the conduct of life, that,...for it, may safely be taken for a first principle. hath produced an OF THE HUMAN MIND. effect, somewhat discouraging indeed to any attempt of this nature,... | |
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