 | John Leland - 1755 - 698 pages
...any falfhood $ and at the fame time " attefting fads perform'd in fuch a public man" ner, and in fo celebrated a part of the world, " as to render the detection unavoidable: All " which circumftances are requifitc to give us a " full aflurance in the teftimony of men *." Here he fuppofes,... | |
 | SERVERAL HANDS - 1755 - 552 pages
...in any falfhood ; and at the fame time attefting fails performed in fuch a public manner, and in fo celebrated a part of the world, as to render the detection unavoidable: all which circumftances, he fays, are requifite to give us a full afliirance in the teftimony of men. Dr. Leland,... | |
 | David Hume - 1760 - 314 pages
...in any falfhood ; and at the fame time attefting fadls, performed in fuch a public manner, and in fo celebrated a part of the world, as to render the detection unavoidable : All which circumftances are requifite to. give us a full aflurance in the teftimony of men. SECONDLY. We may... | |
 | John Leland - 1764 - 426 pages
...in any falfhood; and at the fame time attefting facts performed in fuch a public manner, and-in fo celebrated a part of the world, as to render the detection unavoidable : All which circumftances are requifite te give us a full aflurance in the teftimony of men"." Here he fuppofes,... | |
 | Henry Owen - 1773 - 328 pages
...any falrtiood; and, at the fame time, attefting facts, performed in fuch a public manner, and in fb celebrated a part of the world, as to render the detection unavoidable: all which circumftances, he fays, are requifite to give us a full aflurance in the teflimony of men u ." Very... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 540 pages
...lose, in case of being detected in any falsehood ; ^nd, at the same time attesting facts performed jn such a public manner, and in so celebrated a part...unavoidable : all which circumstances are requisite to produce a full confidence in human testimony." " A miracle," continues he, " is a violation of the... | |
 | John Eveleigh - 1794 - 450 pages
...in any falihood ; and at the fame time aitefting fafts performed in fuch a public manner and in fo celebrated a part of the world, as to render the detection unavoidable. All which circumftances are requifite to give us full affurance in the teftimony of men." Eflays, vol. ii. p.... | |
 | George Campbell - 1807 - 294 pages
...lose, in " case of being detected in any falsehood; " and at the same time attesting facts per" formed in such a public manner, and in *' so celebrated a...world, as to '* render the detection unavoidable." We need only turn over a few pages of the J?ssayt and we shall find the author taking great pains to... | |
 | John Eveleigh - 1814 - 318 pages
...any falfhood ; and at the " fame time attefting fac\s performed in fuch a public " manner and in fo celebrated a part of the world, as to " render the detection unavoidable. All which circum" fiances are requifite to give us full affurance in the tef" timony of men." Effays, vol. ii.... | |
 | John Fearn - 1815 - 246 pages
...deal to lose in case of being detected in a falsehood ; and, at the same time, attesting such facts, performed in such a public manner, and in so celebrated...the world, as to render the detection unavoidable."* — — • Besides this, the same author does indeed, in the same piece, and in a paroxysm of his... | |
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... of such credit and reputation in the eyes of mankind as to have a great deal to lose in case of their being detected in any falsehood; and at the same time attesting facts, performed in such a public manner and in so celebrated a part of the world,... 
