Boxiana (1821) [ Practices ]
… of both of them can paint black and blue, as well as now and then make some flourishes with red. But then where is the PHILOSOPHY in all this? Professor WILSON might ask. We will tell him, in case he should be at a loss for a striking argument to impress on the minds of his pupils upon this subject, that there are lots of PHILOSOPHY even in PRIZE-FIGHTING. And, although it was never illustrated by that great, that enlightened man, the late … which sets the boxer above his fellows; and it is this circumstance which operates on his mind and instils into the hero-PHILOSOPHY. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. It is winning the …
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