This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1770 edition. Excerpt: ...Ihews how necefiary the ftudy of philofophy is. Nothing is more contrary to the foli-clity of the mind, as well as the health of the body, than perpetual pleafures. By this means both the one and the other contradt a vveaknefs and effeminacy, which makes them incapable of taking pains. Tft have nothing but ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1770 edition. Excerpt: ...Ihews how necefiary the ftudy of philofophy is. Nothing is more contrary to the foli-clity of the mind, as well as the health of the body, than perpetual pleafures. By this means both the one and the other contradt a vveaknefs and effeminacy, which makes them incapable of taking pains. Tft have nothing but what is pleafing and agreeable in view, is like living conftantly upon milk, and being always in a fiate of infancy. ' Trnth may prel'ent itfelf to us under two faces. Sometimes it fbews itfelf under all thepomp and fplen-dor of eloquence, and has a juft claim to all its ornaments, which are proper attendants upon it. It like-wife oiten appears in a plain drefs, under a very mean outfide, without any guard or attendance; and this lart appearance fuits beft with its natural character. In the rirft cafe, a good judgment confifts in feparating truth from the ornaments which furround it, and may be common to it and falfhood; and in the fecond, in not being offended at the meannefs of its outfide fhow, which is even fometimes difagreeable, but to view it thoroughly in itfelf, and to place all the value upon it which it deferves. Matters do youth this double fervice. Thofe who teach them polite learning and eloquence, inure them by times, and from their admiffion into the firft clafs, to Weigh reafons more than words, principally to dif-cern truth, toftrip the arguments of all the ornaments which they borrow from eloquence in order to be more fenfible of their force or weaknefs, and not to fuffer themfelves be carried away by a sklufive glow of of words and figures, which are often void of fenfe and matter.. The philosophers, on their ftde, chi?fiy endeavour to make their difciples attentive to truth, confidered in itfelf, to lay down certain rules...
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Publisher:
M. Rhames, for R. Gunne; C. Hitch (Dublin and London)
Published:
01/1742
Language:
English
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Fair. 4 volume set. Contemporary leather bindings. All of the front boards detached, but present. Vol. 1 printed in Dublin by Rhames, 4th ed. Vols. 2-4 printed in London by Hitch, 5th ed. Clean, unmarked pages. Thomas Clagget's name on title pages. Large embossed gold seal on both boards of vol 1. Charles Rollin was a noted French educator. Rollin was denied the opportunity to teach because of his Jansenist views. His Traite des estudes was influential in promoting educational reforms, such as discarding medieval traditions in education and increased emphasis on the common tongue.
All Editions of The Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres; Or, an Introduction to Languages, Poetry, Rhetorick, History, Moral Philosophy, Physicks, &C.
