 | 1791 - 542 páginas
...prevails ss far as human nature is diffuled, could become univerlal or.ly by1 its truth ; thofe lhat never heard of one another, would not have agreed in a tale which nothing but experience can malte credibls. That it is doubted by fingk cavillers, can very little weaken the general evidence... | |
 | John Aikin - 1796 - 374 páginas
...is diffufed, could become uniT a .. "verfa) " verfal only by its truth: thofe that ne" ver heard it of one another, would not " have agreed in a tale which nothing but " experience could make credible." Refpecting this argument of the univerfality of an opinion, it may be faid, that... | |
 | John Bigland - 1805 - 286 páginas
...perhaps, prevails as far as human nature is diffufed, could become univerfal only by its truth : thofe that never heard of one another, would not have agreed in a tale which nothing hut experience could make credible. That it is doubted by finglc cavillers, can very little weaken... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 páginas
...nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which prevails as far as human...agreed in a tale which nothing but experience can make cred- 1759. ible. That it is doubted by single cavillers, can very ^7T i- ii . i • i , , , •oi'tat.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 páginas
...dead are not related and believed. ce 3 This This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as humaft nature is diffused, could become universal only by...would not have agreed in a tale which nothing but ex.s perience can make credible. That it is doubted by single cavillers, can very little weaken the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 194 páginas
...are not related ani believed. This opinion, which perhaps prS^ils as far as human nature is diffnsed, could become universal only by its truth : those,...have agreed in a tale which nothing but experience cd&lnake credible. That it is doubted by single cavillers, can very little weaken the general evidence... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1815 - 272 páginas
...learned, among -whom apparitions of ihe 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 nothingbutexperiencecau make credibJe. That it is doubted by singje cavillers, can very little weaken... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1817 - 194 páginas
...This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as haman nature is diffused, could become universal ouly by its truth : those, that never heard of one another,...agreed in a tale which nothing but experience can make crediolc. That it is doubted by single cavillers, can very little weaken the general evidence ; and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 456 páginas
...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...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... | |
 | William Andrew Mitchell - 1820 - 562 páginas
..." not related and : beHeved. ; This opinion , ff which perhaps prevails as -f&f as human, ^inature 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 can " make credible. That it is doubted... | |
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I will not undertake to maintain, against the concurrent and unvaried testimony of all ages and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails... 
