BOOK I PART IV
ophy only ridiculous.
I am sensible, that these two cases of the
strength and weakness of the mind will not
comprehend all mankind, and that there are
in England, in particular, many honest gentle-
men, who being always employed in their do-
mestic affairs, or amusing themselves in com-
mon recreations, have carried their thoughts
very little beyond those objects, which are ev-
ery day exposed to their senses. And indeed,
of such as these I pretend not to make philoso-
phers, nor do I expect them either to be asso-
ciates in these researches or auditors of these
discoveries. They do well to keep themselves
in their present situation; and instead of refin-
ing them into philosophers, I wish we coued
communicate to our founders of systems, a
share of this gross earthy mixture, as an in-