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" He was prone to superstition but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and the mysterious, his vigorous reason examined the evidence with jealousy. He had a loud voice and a slow deliberate utterance... "
Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into ... - Page 12
by James Boswell - 1887
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 60

Tobias Smollett - 1785 - 518 pages
...in pleafantry and fpprtive falli&s. He was prone to fuperftition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous, and the myfterioaj, his vigorous reaion examined the evidence with jeaJouSy. He had a loud voice, and a flow...
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The Political Magazine and Parliamentary, Naval, Military, and ..., Volume 10

1785 - 522 pages
...in pleafantry ;<nd Ipottive tallies. He wa' p'One to fuperftition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous, and the myftenous, his vigorous reafon examined tks evidence with jeaioufy. He had a loud voice, and a flow...
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 47

1785 - 680 pages
...in pleafantry and fportive failles. He was prone to fupcrftition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and the myfterious, hie vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He had a loud »oice, and a flow...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

James Boswell - 1785 - 546 pages
...in pleafantry and fportive fallies. He was prone to fuperftition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous, and the myfterious, his- vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He had a loud voice» and a flow...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1786 - 478 pages
...in pleafantry and fportive fallies. He was prone to fuperftition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous, and the myfterious, his vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He had a loud voice, and a flow...
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Annual Register, Volume 27

Edmund Burke - 1787 - 608 pages
...in pleafantry and fportive fallies. He was prone to fuperftition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous, and the myfterious, his vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He had a loud voice, and a flow...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1792 - 612 pages
...of argument and Гни) in his talk. He was proneto fuperítition, but Dot to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and the myfterious, his vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He was a fincere and zealous Chiiuiasi,...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 8

1792 - 640 pages
...difplays of argument and fancy in bis talk. He was prone to fuperllition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and the myitenous, his vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He was a iincere and zealous Chriflian,...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 27

1800 - 600 pages
...pleafantry and ¡portive fallies. He was prone to iuperftition, but not to credulity. '1 hough his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous, and the myfterious, his vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He had a loud voice, and a flow...
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The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volume 2

512 pages
...in plcafantry andfportive fallies. He was prone to fuperftitfon, but not to t-redulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and the myflerious, hie vigorous reafon examined the evidence withjealoufy. He had a loud voice, and llow deliberate...
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