 But Aristotle was out of all patience with the account I gave him of Scotus and Ramus, as I presented them to him ; and he asked them whether the rest of the tribe were as great dunces as themselves.  The Living Age - Page 6061923Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...spirit of a poet. But Aristotle was out of all patience with the account I gave him of Scotus and Ramus, as I presented them to him ; and he asked them, whether...rest of the tribe were as great dunces as themselves. I then desired the governor to call up Descartes and Gassendi, with whom I prevailed to explain their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 524 pages
...a poet. But Aristotle was out of all patience with the account I gave him of Scotus and Ramus, as 1 presented them to him; and he asked them, " whether...of the tribe were as great dunces as themselves?" * This description of Aristotle is fine, and in a few words represents the true nature of his works.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 374 pages
...-\vas out of all patience with the account I gave him of Scotus and Ramus, as I presented them ta tom ; and he asked them, " whether the rest of the tribe were as great dunces as themselves ?"' I then desired the governor to call up Descartes and Gassendi, with whom I prevailed to explain... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...spirit of a poet. But Aristotle was out of all patience with the account I gave him of Scotus and Ramus, as I presented them to him; and he asked them, " Whether...rest of the tribe were as great dunces as themselves ?" I then desired the governor to call up Descartes and Gassendi, with whom I prevailed to explain... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 446 pages
...of a poet. But Aristotle was out of all patience with the account I gave him of Scotus and Kainiis, as I presented them to him; and he asked them, 'whether the rest of the tribe were as great dunces as themnelvesf I then desired the governor to call up Descartes and Gassendi, with whom I prevailed to... | |
 | 1835 - 932 pages
...say, that he had not a drop of vinegar in his camp; and Aristotle, to ask two of his commentators, "whether the rest of the tribe were as great dunces as themselves?" The voyage to the Houyhnhmns is commonly supposed lo displease by its vile and degrading representations... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 788 pages
...say that he had not a drop of vinegar in his camp ; and Aristotle, to ask two of his commentators, "whether the rest of the tribe were as great dunces as themselves ?" The voyage to the Houyhnhmns is commonly supposed to displease by its vile and degrading representations... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 790 pages
...to say that he had not a drop of vinegar in his camp; and Aristotle, to ask two of his commentators, "whether the rest of the tribe were as great dunces as themselves ?" The voyage to the Houyhnhmns is commonly supposed to displease by its vile and degrading representations... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 1012 pages
...spirit of a poet. But Aristotle was out of all patience with the account I gave him of Scotus and Ramus, as I presented them to him ; and he asked them, "...rest of the tribe were as great dunces as themselves 1" I then desired the governor to call up Descartci and Gassendi, with whom I prevailed to explain... | |
 | 1852 - 782 pages
...to say that he had not a drop of vinegar in his camp; and Aristotle, to ask two of his commentators, "whether the rest of the tribe were as great dunces as themselves?' 7 The voyage to the Houyhnhmns is commonly supposed to dis-please by its vile and degrading representa-tions... | |
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