Historical Illustrations of the Origin And Progress of the Passions And Their I
Historical Illustrations of the Origin And Progress of the Passions And Their I
Samuel Walter Burgess
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OCCUPATION OF TIME. 241 perience ; by so blind an admiration of the ancients, as to contemn the works of the moderns ; and so passionate a desire for novelty, as to disdain the be- nefit of what has gone before. Our mistaking imita- tion for originality, our comments on the composi- tions of others, enquiries into trifling matters, or investigating subjects incapable of solution, though of different operation, also have been injurious to learning : Nor can we exclude extreme credulity or the re...verse, together with that impatience of idleness, which prevents the harvest of labour from being duly reaped in reflection. A lively imagination may exhibit great variety, but little solidity results from it ; and, with every advantage of time and experience, we often fail to ascertain truth, or to think soundly. * If men would become learned, they must provide an unusual share of patience, industry, and vigour ; for of all acquirements, learning is of the slowest progress, and demanding the longest time.
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