Enquiry

Examples

• I told them, what I really thought, that the enquiry would be of a serious nature, and would require very good eyes. Plato. The Republic.
• That will be the best way of commencing the enquiry, and will probably lead to the fairest conclusion. Plato. The Republic.
• But in this we are anticipating the definition of justice, and had therefore better defer the enquiry. Plato. The Republic.
• And do I differ from you, he said, as to the importance of the enquiry? Plato. The Republic.
• He was glad to catch the sound of Mr. Thornton's voice, making enquiry at the door. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Was not this the beginning of the enquiry 'What is great? Plato. The Republic.
• Supposing it possible that they are not engaged, what distress would not such an enquiry inflict! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• The enquiry will then be completed. Plato. The Republic.
• Very true, said Adeimantus; but how does the illustration apply to our enquiry? Plato. The Republic.
• I dare say that you are right in your suggestion, I said; we had better think the matter out, and not shrink from the enquiry. Plato. The Republic.
• This enquiry, however, requires a very exact definition of terMs. The same thing in the same relation cannot be affected in two opposite ways. Plato. The Republic.
• And this decision we always pronounce at first sight, without any enquiry or reasoning. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• In that case his enquiry would be much better employed in examining the effects than the causes of his principle. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• He may select for enquiry some point of history or some unexplained phenomenon of nature. Plato. The Republic.
• That opinion must be entirely owing to the IMAGINATION: which must now be the subject of our enquiry. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• When I appeared, she turned away, and in reply to my enquiries, only said, You know not what you have done! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Enquiries were sent to the antiquarians of the Academy of Inscriptions in that matter. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• We shall then have some one who will answer our enquiries. Plato. The Republic.
• You are going to make enquiries concerning the Earl of Windsor. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• In the Statesman, enquiries into the principles of Method are interspersed with discussions about Politics. Plato. The Republic.
• She framed her enquiries with Greek subtlety; she formed her conclusions with the decision and firmness peculiar to her disposition. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I am much afraid lest the small success I meet with in my enquiries will make this observation bear the air of an apology rather than of boasting. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• They seemed full of careful thought, and a few words of their conversation that reached me, induced me to approach and make further enquiries. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• They open up issues in social psychology, and interact with the enquiries of educational science. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• She hastily wiped them, and answered to the anxious enquiries of Rowena--I am well, lady--well. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• After a short silence which succeeded the first surprise and enquiries of meeting, Marianne asked Edward if he came directly from London. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• This report, the result of discreet enquiries . Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• In consequence of this note, Margaret made no more enquiries about his health. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Colonel Brandon's delicate, unobtrusive enquiries were never unwelcome to Miss Dashwood. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• The wretched condition, weakness, and disorder of the faculties, I must employ in my enquiries, encrease my apprehensions. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.

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