 | 1729 - 354 pagine
...Afch Abilities made for no Purpofe ? A Brute arrives at a point of Perfection that he can never pafs : In a few Years he has all the Endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human Soul thus at a ftand in her Accomplilriments,... | |
 | 1739 - 346 pagine
...would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human Soul thus at a ftand in her Accompliflunents, were her Faculties to be full blown, and incapable of farther Enlargements, I could imagine it might fell away infenfibly, and drop at once into a State of Annihilation. But can we believe a thinking... | |
 | Jean Jacques Burlamaqui - 1752 - 368 pagine
...fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a foint of perfection that he can never pafs : In a few years he has all the endowments he is capable...and were he to live ten thousand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at aftand in her acccomplifhments, were her faculties... | |
 | 1773 - 394 pagine
...fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfeftion that he can never pafs : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefenr. Were a human foul thus at a fland in her accomplifhments,... | |
 | John Wesley - 1785 - 718 pagine
...fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a poinfof perfeftion that he can never pafs; in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to Jive ten' thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at a ftand... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1783 - 468 pagine
...words than his own. " A brute, fays he, arrives at a point of perfection, which he can never pafs. In a few years, he has all the endowments he is capable of, and were he to live ten thoufand more, he would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at a ftand in her... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pagine
...abilities abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfeftion that he can never pafs ; in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at a ftand in her accomplifhments,... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pagine
...liti lities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pafs: in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thouland more, would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at a ftand in her accomplifiiments... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pagine
...fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pafs : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prcfcnt. Were a human foul thus at a Itand in her accompliihments,... | |
 | 1792 - 494 pagine
...fuch abilities made for no purpotc ? A brute arrives at a point of perfcftion that he can never pafs : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefcnt. Were a human foul thus at a Hand in her accompirihments,... | |
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A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pass : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thousand more, would be the same thing he is at present. 
