 | 1822 - 206 pages
...learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related -and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails, as far as human nature is diffused, could...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 pages
...among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which perhaps piv\ »i K as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal...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... | |
 | 1823
...learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could...deny it with their tongues confess it by their fears. " Yet I do not mean to add new tcrrours to those which have already seized upon Pekuah. There can be... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 pages
...learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which, perhaps, prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could...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... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - 1823 - 420 pages
...learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could...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... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 762 pages
...learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which, perhaps, prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could...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... | |
 | T. M. Jarvis - 1823 - 252 pages
...learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could...cavillers, can very little weaken the general evidence; B and some who deny it with their tongues confess it by their fears *." These are the sentiments uttered... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 860 pages
...learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could...one another, would not have agreed in a tale which * Vol. V. Chap. xxxi. nothing but experience can make credible. That it is doubted by single cavillers,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 568 pages
...learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could...credible. That it is doubted by single cavillers, » Vol. V. Chap. xxxi. can very little weaken the general evidence ; and some who deny it-with their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pages
...learned, among v horn apparitions of the deail are not related and believed. This ipinion, which, perhaps, prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could...deny it with their tongues confess it by their fears. ' Y'et I do not mean to add new terrors to those which have already seized upon Pckuah. There can be... | |
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This 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 agreed in a tale which nothing but experience can make credible. That it is doubted by single... 
