Querist by George Berkeley
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convert thirty natives-places into twenty fellowships?
189. Qu. Whether, if we had two colleges, there might not spring a useful emulation between them? And whether it might not be contrived so to divide the fellows, scholars, and revenues between both, as that no member should be a loser thereby? 190. Qu. Whether ten thousand pounds well laid out might not build a decent college, fit to contain two hundred persons; and whether the purchase money of the chambers would not go a good way towards defraying the expense? 191. Qu. Where this college should be situated? 192. Qu. Whether it is possible a State should not thrive, whereof the lower part were industrious, and the upper wise? 193. Qu. Whether the collected wisdom of ages and nations be not found in books, improved and applied by study? 194. Qu. Whether it was not an Irish professor who first opened the public schools at Oxford? Whether this island hath not been anciently famous for learning? And whether at this day it hath any better chance for being considerable? 195. Qu. Whether we may not with better grace sit down and complain, when we have done all that lies in our power to help ourselves? 196. Qu. Whether the gentleman of estate hath a right to be idle; and whether he ought not to be the great promoter and director of |
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