Enlightened England: An Anthology of Eighteenth Century LiteratureW.W. Norton, 1947 - 1248 pages |
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... truth again ; To truth , by no peculiar taste confin'd , Whose universal pattern strikes mankind ; To truth , whose bold and unresisted aim Checks frail caprice , and fashion's fickle claim ; To truth , whose charms deception's magic ...
... truth again ; To truth , by no peculiar taste confin'd , Whose universal pattern strikes mankind ; To truth , whose bold and unresisted aim Checks frail caprice , and fashion's fickle claim ; To truth , whose charms deception's magic ...
Page 885
... truth . If the imagination be affected , the conclusion is fairly drawn ; if it be not affected , the reasoning is erroneous , because the end is not obtained ; the effect itself being the test , and the only test , of the truth and ...
... truth . If the imagination be affected , the conclusion is fairly drawn ; if it be not affected , the reasoning is erroneous , because the end is not obtained ; the effect itself being the test , and the only test , of the truth and ...
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... truth cannot be communicated by one man to another . Whenever in any case he fails , it is that he is not sufficiently laborious , patient , and clear . We suppose , of course , the person who undertakes to communicate the truth really ...
... truth cannot be communicated by one man to another . Whenever in any case he fails , it is that he is not sufficiently laborious , patient , and clear . We suppose , of course , the person who undertakes to communicate the truth really ...
Contents
The titles of certain selections appear in smaller type These selections | 2 |
Daniel Defoe | 11 |
Isaac Watts | 57 |
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