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The Miscellaneous Works of Henry Mackenzie - Page 266
by Henry Mackenzie - 1820
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The Lounger: no. 70-101; June 3, 1786-Jan. 6, 1787

English essays - 1788 - 330 pages
...fome profeffions employ but very few faculties of the mind, yet there is fcarce any branch of bufinefs in which a man who can think will not excel him who can only labour. We fhall accordingly find, in many departments where learned information feemed of all qualities the leaft...
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The Lounger, Volume 3

1788 - 338 pages
...fome profeffions employ but very few faculties of the mind, yet there is fcarce any branch of bufmefs in which a man who can think will not excel him who can only labour. We fhall accordingly find, in many departments where learned information feemed of all qualities the leaft...
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The Britannic magazine; or entertaining repository of heroic ..., Volume 1

482 pages
...profellions employ but very tew faculties of the mind, yet there is fcarce any branch of bufinefs ift which a' man who can think will not excel him who can only labour. -We fhaH accordingly find, in many departments where learned information ieemed of all qualities the kalt...
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The Lounger: no. 53-101; Feb. 4, 1786-Jan. 6, 1787

Periodicals - 1794 - 466 pages
...fome profefiions employ but very few faculties of the mind, yet there is fcarce any branch of bufinefs in which a man who can think will not excel him who can only labour. We fhall accordingly find, in many departments where learned information feemed of all qualities the leaft...
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The Works of Henry Mackenzie, Esq, Volume 7

Henry Mackenzie - 1808 - 418 pages
...guide the speculations of the merchant, and to prompt the arguments of the lawyer ; and though some professions employ but very few faculties of the mind,...him who can only labour. We shall accordingly find, inmanydepartments where learned information seemed of all qualities the least necessary, that those...
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The British Essayists, Volume 37

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 366 pages
...guide the speculations of the merchant, and to prompt the arguments of the lawyer ; and though some professions employ but very few faculties of the mind,...there is scarce any branch of business in which a mi.i who can think will not excel him who can only labour. We shall accordingly find, in many departments...
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The British Essayists;: Lounger

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 356 pages
...guide the speculations of the merchant, and to prompt the arguments of the lawyer ; and though some professions employ but very few faculties of the mind,...yet there is scarce any branch of business in which am 1.1 who can think will not excel him who can only labour. We shall accordingly find, in many departments...
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The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volumes 31-32

British essayists - 1823 - 802 pages
...guide the speculations of the merchant, and to prompt the arguments of the lawyer ; and though some professions employ but very few faculties of the mind,...least necessary, that those who possessed it in a degreee above their fellows, have found, from that very circumstance, the road to eminence and to wealth....
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The British Essayists: Lounger

English essays - 1823 - 356 pages
...guide the speculations of the merchant, and to prompt the arguments of the lawyer ; and though some professions employ but very few faculties of the mind,...least necessary, that those who possessed it in a degreee above their fellows, have found, from that very circumstance, the road to eminence and to wealth....
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Lounger

Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 354 pages
...guide the speculations of the merchant, and to prompt the arguments of the lawyer; and though some professions employ but very few faculties of the mind,...find, in many departments where learned information seem d of all qualities the least necessary, that those who possessed it in a degree above their fellows,...
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