This opinion, 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 which nothing but experience can make credible. That it is doubted... Lives of eminent persons - 440. oldalszerző: Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 oldal
...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...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears.' Notwithstanding my high admiration of Rassclas, I will not maintain that the 'morbid melancholy" in... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 oldal
...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...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears.' Notwithstanding my high admiration of Rassclas, I will not maintain that the ' morbid melancholy1 '... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 oldal
...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...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears." Notwithstanding my high admiration of Rasselas, I will not maintain that the " morbid melancholy "... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 oldal
...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...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 Johnson - 1806 - 376 oldal
...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...deny it with their tongues confess it by their fears. " Yet T do not mean to add new terrors to those which have already seized upon Pi-kuali. Dd3 There... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 276 oldal
...cavillers can very little weaken the general evidence, and fome who deny it with their tongues confefs it by their fears." Cavillers have indeed doubted...the credibility of this tale, rejecting it in every every inftance as the dream of delufion, or the fiftion of impofture. That many tales of apparitions... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 oldal
...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...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 no... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 oldal
...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...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears."* This bias towards a belief in supernatural agency, he indulged to the latest period of his life; in... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 oldal
...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...it with their tongues, confess it by their fears."* This bias towards a belief in supernatural agency, he indulged to the latest period of his life; in... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 oldal
...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...who deny it with their tongues, confess it by their feais."* This bias towards a belief in supernatural agency, he indulged to the latest period of his... | |
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