 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...  The European Magazine, and London Review - Page 3721791Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 184 pages
...will not undertake to maintain againft the concurrent and unvaried teftimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among...are not related and believed. This opinion, which, perhaps, prevails as far as human nature is diffufed, could become univerfal only by its truth : thofe,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 324 pages
...not undertake to maintain, againft the concurrent and unvaried ' teftimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among...are not related and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature isdiffufed, could become 7 univerfal univerfal only by its... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...•will not undertake to maintain, againft the concurrent and unvaried teftimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned,, among whom apparitions of the dead are not re,Jated and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffufed, could... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...will not undertake to maintain, againft the concurrent and unvaried teftimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among...are not related and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as - human nature is diffufed, could become 2. univerfal univerfal only by... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...will not undertake to maintain againft the concurrent and unvaried teftimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among...related and believed. This opinion, which prevails as far as human nature is diffufed, could become univerfal only by its truth; thofe that never heard... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...will not undertake to maintain, againft the concurrent and unvaried teftimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among...are not related and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffufed, could become univerfal only by its truth : thofe,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1796 - 374 pages
...I will not undertake to maintain^ " againft the concurrent and unvaried tefu timony of all ages and nations* There " is no people, rude or learned, among...not " related and believed^ This opinion^ " which perhaps prevails as far as human " nature is diffufed, could become uniT a .. "verfa) " verfal only... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...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...related and believed. This opinion, which prevails' as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth ; those that never heard... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...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...related and believed. This opinion, which prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth ; those that never heard... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...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...are not related and believed. This opinion, which prevails3 as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth ; those that... | |
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