 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 - Page 24edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...\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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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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