 It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. It is well he knows that it is long enough to reach the bottom, at such places as are necessary to direct his voyage, and caution...  Characters and Criticisms - Page 203by William Alfred Jones - 1857Full view - About this book
 | John Locke - 1796 - 556 pages
...difclaim all knowledge, becaufe fome things are not to be underftood. It is of great ufe to the failor, to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. It is well he knows, that it is long enough to reach the bottom, at fuch places as are neceflary to... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 340 pages
...difclaim all knowledge, becaufe fome things are not to be underftood. It is of great ufe to the failor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean : It is well he knows that it is long enough to reach the bottom at fuch places as are neceflary to... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...difclaim all knowledge, becauli foaic things are not to be underftood. It is of great ufe to the failor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean : It . is well he knows that it is long enough to reach the bottom at fuch phces as are necefiary to... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 986 pages
...difclaim all knowledge, becaufc fome things are am to be underftooJ. It is of great ufe to the failor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom att the depths of the ocean : It js we/] lie knows that it is long enough to reach the ( bottom, at... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1804 - 714 pages
...complain of the narrowness of our minds, if we will but employ them about what may be of use to us. 'Tis of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom the depths of the ocean. 'Tis well he knows that it is long enough to reach the bottom, at such places... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 562 pages
...thoughts on work at all, in despair of knowing any thing; or, on the other side, question every thing, and disclaim all knowledge, because some things are...cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. It is well he knows, that it is long enough to reach the bottom, at such places as are necessary to... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 554 pages
...thoughts on work at all, in despair of knowing any thing ; or, on the other side, question every thing, and disclaim all "knowledge, because some things are...cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. It is well he knows, that it is long enough to reach the bottom, at such places as are necessary to... | |
 | John Locke - 1815 - 454 pages
...thoughts on work at all, in despair of knowing any thing; or, on the the other side, question every thing, and disclaim all knowledge, because some things are...cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. It is well he knows, that it is long enough to reach the bottom, at such places as are necessary to... | |
 | John Locke - 1816 - 1048 pages
...thing ; or, on the other side, question every thing, and disclaim all knowledge, because some tilings are not to be understood. It is of great use to the...cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. It is well he knows, that it is long enough to reach the bottom, at such places as are necessary to... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 552 pages
...thoughts on work at all, in despair of knowing any thing ; or, on the other side, question every thing, and disclaim all knowledge, because some things are...cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. It is well he knows, that it is long enough to reach the bottom, at such places as are necessary to... | |
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