 The opinions he formed of men, upon a slight acquaintance, were frequently erroneous ; but the tendency of his nature inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-founded prejudice. The enlarged views of human affairs, on which his mind habitually...  Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review - Page 9981795Full view - About this book
 | Adam Smith - 1795 - 402 pages
...of knowledge of which he only poffefled the outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon a ffight acquaintance, were frequently erroneous ; but the...nature inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-founded prejudice. The enlarged views of human aflairs, on which his mind habitually dwelt,... | |
 | 1796 - 982 pages
...he gave a loofe to his genius, upon the very few branches of knowledge of which he only poíTeíTed the outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon...nature inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-founded prejudice. The enlarged views of human affairs, on which his mind habitually dwelt,... | |
 | 1798 - 432 pages
...when he gave a loofe to his genius upon the very few branches of knowledge of which he only poffeffed the outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon...nature inclined him much more to blind partiality than to ill-founded prejudice. The enlarged views of human affairs on which his mind habitually dwelt, left... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 830 pages
...lie gave a loofe to his genius, upon the verv few branches of knowledge of which he only poffefled the outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon...nature inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-founded prejudice. The enlarged views of human affairs, on Vvhich his mind habitually dwelt,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 752 pages
...when he gave a loofe to his genius, upon the very few branches of knowledge of which he only poffefled the outlines. • The opinions he formed of men, upon...nature inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-founded prejudice. The enlarged views of human affairs, on which his mind habitually dwelt,... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 602 pages
...when he gave a loofe to his genius, upon the very few branches of knowledge of which he only poffeffed the outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon...nature inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-founded prejudice. The enlarged views of human affairs, on which his mind habitually dwelt,... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 596 pages
...when he gave a loofe to his genius, upon the very few branches of knowledge of which he only pofleffed the outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon...nature inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-founded prejudice. The enlarged views of human affairs, on which his mind .habitually dwelt,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 pages
...knowledge of which he only possessed the outlines. <: The opinions he formed of men, upon a slight acquaintance, were frequently erroneous ; but the...nature inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-founded prejudice. The enlarged views of human affairs, on which his mind habitually dwelt,... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 662 pages
...when he gave a loofe to his genius, upon the very few branches of knowledge of which he only pofleffed the outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon a flight acquaintance, were frequently erro-' neous ; but the tendency of his nature inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-founded... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 422 pages
...of knowledge of which he only possessed the outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon a slight acquaintance, were frequently erroneous ; but the...nature inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-founded prejudice. The enlarged views of human affairs, on which his mind habitually dwelt,... | |
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