 I readily pursue and endeavour to trace it to its source, without any reserve or caution of pushing the discovery too far, or opening too great a glare of it to the public. I look upon the discovery of any thing which is true, as a valuable acquisition...  A System of Phrenology - Sida 53efter George Combe - 1842 - 516 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Conyers Middleton - 1749 - 302 sidor
...feet fed of any other truth whatfoever : for they all partake of one common eflence, and neceflarily coincide with each other ; and like the drops of rain, which fall feparately into the river, mix themfelves at once with the ftream, and ftrengthen the general current.... | |
 | Conyers Middleton - 1755 - 510 sidor
...effect of any other truth whatfoever : fcr they all partake of one common. effence, and neceflkrily coincide with each other ; and like the drops of rain, which fall feparately into the river, mix themfclves at once with the ftream, and ftrengthen the general current.... | |
 | William Corry - 1763 - 212 sidor
...effect of any other truth whatfbever ; for they all partake of, one common eflence, and neceflarily coincide with each other ; and like the drops of rain which fall feparately into the river, mix themfelves at once with the ftream, and ftrengthen the general current.... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 572 sidor
...upon the discovery of any thing which is true, as a valuable acquisition to society j which cannot possibly hurt or obstruct the good effect of any other...which fall separately into the river, mix themselves with the stream, and strengthen the general current." Preface to MIDDLBTON'S " Free Inquiry," Sec.... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 572 sidor
...of any thing •which is true, as a valuable acquisition to society j which cannot possibly hurt qr obstruct the good effect of any other truth . whatsoever...oF rain, which fall separately into the river, mix the stream, and strengthen the general current." found thought', of comprehension and sagacity far... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1812 - 494 sidor
...upon the discovery of any thing which is true, as a valuable acquisition to society : which cannot possibly hurt, or obstruct the good effect of any...with the stream, and strengthen the general current." Preface to Middletoris Free Inquiry. In the conclusion of Sir Samuel Komilly's speech in the House... | |
 | James Gifford - 1815 - 328 sidor
...obstruct the " good effect of any other Truth what-i <f soever : for they all partake of one com* <e.mon. essence, and necessarily coincide " with each other;...drops of " rain, which fall separately into the river, " unix themselves at once with the stream, " and strengthen the general current*'' THE Opponents of... | |
 | Thomas Holcroft - 1816 - 300 sidor
...look upon the discovery of any thing which is true, as a valuable acquisition to society; which cannot possibly hurt or obstruct the good effect of any other...with the stream, and strengthen the general current." — It is indeed a noble and admirable passage. — Porson maintained that women are by nature and... | |
 | Thomas Holcroft - 1816 - 300 sidor
...look upon the discovery of any thing which is true, as a valuable acquisition to society; which cannot possibly hurt or obstruct the good effect of any other...common essence, and necessarily coincide with each otherj and like the drops of rain, which fall separately into the river, mix themselves at once with... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1820 - 200 sidor
...look upon the discovery of any thing which is true, as a valuable acquisition to society, which cannot possibly hurt, or obstruct the good effect of any other truth whatsoever ; for they * Knowledge is "pabulum animi," says Bacon ; and the nature of man's appetites is as the Israelites... | |
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