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" Rather than creep up slowly, a posteriori, to a little general knowledge, they soar at once as far and as high as imagination can carry them. From thence they descend again, armed with systems and arguments a priori; and, regardless how these agree or... "
The Works of Lord Bolingbroke: With a Life, Prepared Expressly for this ... - Page 51
by Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1841
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A Letter to Sir William Windham: II. Some Reflections on the Present State ...

Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1753 - 544 pages
...mortifies their pride. Rather than creep up flowly, a pofteriori, to a little general knowledge, they foar at once as far, and as high, as imagination can carry them. From thence they defcend again, armed with fyfrems and argu '* • • ' ' -P , « G g 4 merits ments a priori ; and,...
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A Letter to Sir William Windham ; II. Some Reflections on the Present State ...

Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1787 - 376 pages
...mortifies their pride. Rather than creep up flowly, a pofteriori, to a little general knowledge, they foar at once as far, and as high, as imagination can carry them. From thence they defcend again, armed with (yftems and arguments a priori ; and, rogardlefs how thefe agree, or clafli...
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Observations on Pope

Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 382 pages
...our poet : " Rather than creep up flowly, a pofteriori, to a " little general knowledge, they foar at once as far and as " high as imagination can carry them. From thence they " defcend again, armed with fyftems and arguments, a " priori ; am!, regardiefs how thefe agree, or...
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The works of Alexander Pope. Containing the principal notes of drs ..., Volume 5

Alexander Pope - 1806 - 448 pages
...to our Poet : " Rather than creep up (lowly, a pofteriori, to a little geperal knowledge, they foar at once as far and as high as imagination can carry them. From thence they defcend again, armed with fyftems and arguments, a priori ; and> regardlefs how thefe agree, or clafs...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Verse and Prose, Containing ..., Volume 5

Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 442 pages
...to our Poet : " Rather than creep up flowly, a pofleriori, to a little general knowledge, they foar at once as far and as high as imagination can carry them. From thence they defcend again, armed with fyftems and arguments, a priori ; and, regardlefs how thefe agree, or clafs...
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The Works of the Late Right Honourable Henry St. John, Lord ..., Volume 5

Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1809 - 452 pages
...even the minutest phenomena of body and mind, mortifies their pride. Rather than creep up slowly, a posteriori, to a little general knowledge, they soar...they descend again, armed with systems and arguments a priori ; and regardless how these agree or clash with the phenomena of nature, they impose them on...
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The Works of Alexander Popekesq., with Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 4

Alexander Pope - 1824 - 406 pages
...of Essays, and thus expresses himself in his Letters to our poet : " Rather than creep up slowly, d posteriori, to a little general knowledge, they soar...they descend again, armed with systems and arguments, d priori; and, regardless Thrust some mechanic cause into his place ; 475 Or bind in matter, or diffuse...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 4

Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 412 pages
...of Essays, and thus expresses himself in his Letters to our poet : " Rather than creep up slowly, a posteriori, to a little general knowledge, they soar...they descend again, armed with systems and arguments, a priori; and, regardless Thrust some mechanic cause into his place ; 475 Or bind in matter, or diffuse...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 4

Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 408 pages
...expresses himself in his Letters to our poet: " Rather than creep up slowly, d posteriori, to a litili- general knowledge, they soar at once as far and as...they descend again, armed with systems and arguments, d priori; and, Thrust some mechanic cause into his place; 475 Or bind in matter, or diffuse in space;...
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The Works of Lord Bolingbroke: With a Life, Prepared Expressly for ..., Volume 3

Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1841 - 548 pages
...even the minutest phenomena of body and mind mortifies their pride. Rather than creep up slowly, <i posteriori, to a little general knowledge, they soar...they descend again armed with systems and arguments ii priori, and regardless how these agree, or clash with the phenomena of nature, they impose them...
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