 He quotes them, as he tells us himself, as witnesses, whose conspiring testimony, mightily strengthened and confirmed by their discordance on almost every other subject, is a conclusive proof of the unanimity of the whole human race on the great rules...  The General Biographical Dictionary - Pagina 406door Alexander Chalmers - 1814Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1799 - 616 pagina’s
...they address themselves •*o the general feelings and sympathies of mankind ; they are neither vsrped by system, nor perverted by sophistry ; they can attain...dwell on moral sentiments not in unison with those of their readers. No system of moral philosophy can surely disregard the general feelings of human nature,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1799 - 648 pagina’s
...conclusive proof of the unanimity of the whole human race on the great rules of duty and the fimdameotal principles of morals. On such matters, poets and orators are ' the most unexceptionable of all wienesses ; for they address themselves to the general,fielings and sympathies of mankind ; they are... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1799 - 84 pagina’s
...on almoft every other fubject, is a conclufive proof of the unanimity of the whole human r race on the great rules of duty and the fundamental principles of morals. On fuch matters, poets * Dr. Paley, Princ. of Mor. and Polit. Philof. Pref. p. xiv. 4nd xv. f. Grot. Jur.... | |
 | 1799 - 614 pagina’s
...difcordance on ulmolt every other fubjeñ, is a conclufivc proof of the unanimity of the whole human race on the great rules of duty and the fundamental principles of morals. On fuch matters, poets and orators are the moil unexceptionable of all witnerTcs ; for they addrefs thcmfeives... | |
 | 1799 - 748 pagina’s
...difcordance on almoft every other fubjeft, is a conclufive proof cf the unanimity of the whole human race on the great rules of duty and the fundamental principles of morals. On fuch matters, poets and orators are the moft unexceptionable of all witnefles : for they addrcfs themfelves... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 510 pagina’s
...discordance on almost every other subject, is a conclusive proof of the unanimity of the whole human race on the great rules of duty and the fundamental principles...for they address themselves to the general feelings anil sympathies of mankind ; they are neither warped hy system, nor perverted by sophistry ; they can... | |
 | 1814 - 510 pagina’s
...discordance on almost every other subject, is a conclusive proof of the unanimity of the whole human race on the great rules of duty and the fundamental principles...•unexceptionable of all witnesses ; for they address them' selves to the general feelings and sympathies of mankind ; they are neither warped by system,... | |
 | David Hoffman - 1817 - 398 pagina’s
...discordance on almost every other subject, is a conclusive proof of the unanimity of the whole human race on the great rules of duty, and the fundamental principles of morals. On such matters, poets and orator? are the most unexceptionable of all witnesses; for they address themselves to the general feelings... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1828 - 108 pagina’s
...discordance on almost every other subject, is a conclusive proof of the unanimity of the whole human race on the great rules of duty and the fundamental principles...dwell on moral sentiments not in unison with those of their readers. No system of moral philosophy can surely disregard the general feelings of * Grot. Jur.... | |
 | David Hoffman - 1836 - 468 pagina’s
...discordance on almost every other subject, is a conclusive proof of the unanimity of the whole human race on the great rules of duty, and the fundamental principles...neither please nor persuade, if they dwell on moral subjects not in unison with those of their readers. No system of moral philosophy can surely disregard... | |
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