 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pagina’s
...great great Men in the State, or elfe the Remedy is worfe than the Difeafe. XVI. Of Atheifm. Had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Aleoran, than this Univerfal Frame is without a Mind. And therefore God never wrought a Miracle to... | |
 | 1762 - 414 pagina’s
...Legend ; a book fure of little credit with him; when he thus begins one of his eflays : ' I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than, that this nniverfal frame is without a mind.' " The faireft and moft correft edition of this book in Latin, is... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 610 pagina’s
...foundation in the nature of man. When the greateft of modern philofophers declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables " in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, ^ than that this univerfal frame is without mind ; "t * Scledl Difcourfes by TOHN SMITH^ p. i'iot ''fcambridge, r673t... | |
 | Hannah Adams - 1804 - 398 pagina’s
...to myfelf, not fo much for their want of faith, as their want of learning." " I had rather, fays he, believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this univerfal frame is without a mind ; and therefore God never wrong'. ta miracle to convert an atheift,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 582 pagina’s
...and now neglected erudition displayed by Cudvrorth in defence of the same argument. " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alco" ran, than that this universal frame is without a mind < It is true that a little philo" sophy... | |
 | 1824 - 604 pagina’s
...mankind, let me humbly convey my own sentiments, in the words of Lord Bacon, and say, " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alkoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind ;" and also permit me to. add, in the nervous... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 442 pagina’s
...voluminous and now neglected erudition displayed by Cudworth in defence of the name argument. " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this univer^il frame is without a mind! It is true that a little philoso' inclined) mini's ininil to .itii'... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 662 pagina’s
...heart.* And it was in this manner, I apprehend, that Lord Bacon felt, when he said that He " had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Aleoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind." Or, in other words, that there was no proposition,... | |
 | William Gannaway Brownlow - 1834 - 312 pagina’s
...digest them, need not dread to encounter iron, adamant fish-hooks, and glassbottles! I could sooner believe all the fables in the legend, and the Talmud, and the Koran, than that the doctrine of Calvinism has any foundation in truth. I will here add the views of... | |
 | 1837 - 790 pagina’s
...great philosopher of a past age have exclaimed, in view of these luminous facts : " I would rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alkoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind." We are all occasionally liable in our career... | |
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I HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, 1 than that this universal frame is without a mind. 
