| Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 456 páginas
...which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth: those, that never heard of one another, would not have agreed in a tale Avhich nothing but experience can make credible. That it is doubted by single cavillers, can very little... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 388 páginas
...opinion, which prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth ; those that never heard of one another, would not have...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears." Notwithstanding my high admiration of Rasselas, I will not maintain that the " morbid melancholy" in... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 514 páginas
...opinion, which prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth ; those that never heard of one another, would not have...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears." Notwithstanding my high admiration of Rasselas, I will not maintain that the " morbid melancholy" in... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 508 páginas
...opinion, which prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth ; those that never heard of one another, would not have...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears." Notwithstanding my high admiration of Rasselas, I will not maintain that the " morbid melancholy" in... | |
| 1822 - 446 páginas
...which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth. Those that never heard of one another, would not have...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears*." These are the sentiments uttered by the enlightened and the eloquent companion of the Prince of Abyssinia.... | |
| 1822 - 206 páginas
...which perhaps prevails, as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth : those, that never heard of one another, would not...weaken the general evidence ; and some who deny it \vith their tongues confess it by their fears."— Jtasselns, Chap. 31. When the chairman had finished... | |
| 1822 - 394 páginas
...which perhaps piv\ »i K as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth : those, that never heard of one another, would not...nothing but experience can make credible. That it is doimted by single cavillers, can very little weaken the general evidence ; aud some who deny it with... | |
| 1822 - 962 páginas
...less miraculous nature, would immediately be admitted as conclusive. " All the nations of the world have agreed in a tale, which nothing but experience can make credible." But this agreement is not simply confined to a belief that the spirits of the dead have the power of... | |
| Samuel Bailey - 1823 - 420 páginas
...which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth. Those, that never heard of one another, would not...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears." Of this reasoning the reader will find an examination in one of Dr. Aikin's Letters to his Son. See... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 páginas
...which, perhaps, prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth : those that never heard of one another would not have...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears. " Yet I do not mean to add new terrors to those which have already seized upon Pekuah. There can be... | |
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