 As a teacher of wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious: he appears neither weakly credulous, nor wantonly sceptical; his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the...  The Spectator - Pagina 24geredigeerd door - 1810Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagina’s
...\visJuin, hemay.be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in the enthusiastick or superstitious : he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half- veiled in an allegory... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 416 pagina’s
...followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious ; he appears neither weak-. ly credulous nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is...the public at the time they were given. Literature did not then pass through so many channels as in our days, nor were the facilities of communicatiou... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pagina’s
...wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious : he appears neither weakly credulous, nor wantonly...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pagina’s
...wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious: he appears neither weakly credulous, nor wantonly...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of a vision; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 pagina’s
...credulous, nor wantonly sceptical; his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. AH the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of a vision; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pagina’s
...wisdom, he may be confidently foj* lowed. His icligion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious ; he appears neither weakly credulous nor -wantonly...interest, the care of pleasing the author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pagina’s
...wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious ; he appears neither weakly credulous nor Wantonly sceptical...interest, the care of pleasing the author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 512 pagina’s
...wisdom he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious ; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision, sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 510 pagina’s
...wisdom he maybe confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious ; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision, sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory ;... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pagina’s
...in it enthusiastic or superstitious ; he appears neither weakly credulous, nor wantonly sceptical j his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being." Of his integrity in discharging the duties of his office, there is a striking proof recorded. When... | |
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