Thesaurus / recondite
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Fortunately, the considerations which are necessary are not recondite, and all the facts are of an extremely picturesque nature.
OUTLINES OF THE EARTH'S HISTORYNATHANIEL SOUTHGATE SHALERBut to determine what these propositions are, is the opus magnum of the more recondite mental philosophy.
A SYSTEM OF LOGIC: RATIOCINATIVE AND INDUCTIVEJOHN STUART MILLSuch superstitions as these last must be the result of study; they are too recondite for natural or spontaneous growth.
A SYSTEM OF LOGIC: RATIOCINATIVE AND INDUCTIVEJOHN STUART MILLThe scheme of the pronouns is very complete, and provides for nearly all the recondite distinctions of person.
THE INDIAN IN HIS WIGWAMHENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFTTo develop truths so recondite there would be needed a knowledge of nature much greater than that which we have.
TREATISE ON LIGHTCHRISTIAAN HUYGENSHow the transfer was arranged I can not tell, not knowing the recondite formula in use upon these occasions.
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE VOL. IV, NO. 19, DEC 1851VARIOUSThe Platonists even thought them full of mysterious and recondite wisdom.
PLATO AND THE OTHER COMPANIONS OF SOKRATES, 3RD ED. VOLUME III (OF 4)GEORGE GROTEColin Craig was himself no indifferent poet, and was even a master of the more recondite forms of verse.
HEATHER AND SNOWGEORGE MACDONALDThe distinguished foreign scholar, however, considered Linacre as an enthusiast in recondite studies, but no mere pedant.
CATHOLIC CHURCHMEN IN SCIENCEJAMES J. WALSHHis early proneness to dwell upon the more recondite departments of each science and branch of inquiry has been alluded to above.
SPARE HOURSJOHN BROWNWORDS RELATED TO RECONDITE
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