 | James Boswell - 1848 - 374 pages
...of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of die dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears." than it generally is ; for I am sure that lie had less enjoyment from it than I have. Yet, whatever... | |
 | Clericus M.A., Cantab, pseud - 1848 - 960 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."* We have the same observations to offer on this extract, as on the brief sentence from Cicero cited... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 pages
...opinion, which prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth1 ; n M ɒ h > ~ ܂ > < ߎ Notwithstanding my high admiration of Rasselas, I will not maintain that the " morbid melancholy" in... | |
 | 1851 - 566 pages
...nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related or believed. This opinion, which prevails, as far as...it with their tongues confess it by their fears." Belief in such things is, I am well aware, far from uncommon. In my younger days I had ample illustration... | |
 | Elias De La Roche Rendell - 1851 - 334 pages
...of "Rasselas," has made Imlac, in speaking of a kindred subject, say, " This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears." vail, according to the depth and severity of the temptation that is endured. These temptations are... | |
 | Elias De La Roche Rendell - 1852 - 344 pages
...of "Rasselas," has made Imlac, in speaking of a kindred subject, say, '- This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears." NATURE OF TEMPTATIONS. 303 vail, according to the depth and severity of the temptation that is endured.... | |
 | Henry Townley - 1852 - 110 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...who deny it with their tongues, confess it by their feara." I bring forward this instance, because it is the first, the strongest, the most conclusive... | |
 | John Whitehead - 1852 - 582 pages
...among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which prevails as fur as human nature is diffused, could become universal...and some who deny it with their tongues, confess it with their fears." In September this year, Mr. Wesley wrote the following letter to Mr. James Morgan,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 420 pages
...is diffused, could become universal only by its truth; those that never heard of one another, could not have agreed in a tale which nothing but experience...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears." Upon such principles as these there lingers in the breasts even of philosophers, a reluctance to decide... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1856 - 120 pages
...once buried will be seen no more." Eerhaps, prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could ecome universal only by its truth: those that never heard...deny it with their tongues confess it by their fears. " That the dead are seen no more," said Imlac, " I will not undertake to maintain against the concurrent... | |
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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... 
