 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 páginas
...knowledge of human life ; and many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind he will soon kindle it to a flame.' Gibbon's Misc. Works, i. 21. became capable of rational inquiry'.' From this time forward religion... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 páginas
...knowledge of human life ; and many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind he will soon kindle it to a flame.' Gibbon's Misc. Works, i. 21. became 8o yohnson grounded in religion. LA.D. 1720. became capable of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 páginas
...knowledge of human life ; and many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind, he will soon...to a flame ; and a philosopher must allow that he exposes, with equal severity and truth, the strange contradiction between the faith and practice of... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 684 páginas
...Christian duties will warrant. " His satire is sharp, but his wisdom is from the knowledge of human life; and many of -his portraits are not unworthy the pen of La Bruyère." Besides these pieces, he published " Three Letters to the Bishop of Bangor,"8vo. ; "Remarks... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 páginas
...knowledge of human life ; and many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La En-mere. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind, he will soon kindle it to a flame ; and a philosopher mast allow, that he exposes, with equal severity and truth, the strange contradiction between the faith... | |
 | David Simpson - 1810 - 422 páginas
...knowledge of human life ; and many of his portraits are not umVorthy of the prri of LA BRUYERE. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind, he will soon kindle it to a flame ; and a philosopher n:ust allow, that lie exposes, with equal severity and truth, the strange contradiction between the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 páginas
...human life; and c 3 many many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind, he will soon...to a flame ; and a philosopher must allow that he exposes, with equal severity and truth, the strange contradiction between the faith and practice of... | |
 | 1815 - 558 páginas
...of human life ; and many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere *. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind, he will soon...to a flame ; and a philosopher must allow that he exposes, with equal severity and truth, the strange contradiction between the faith and practice of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 558 páginas
...of human life ; and many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere *. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind, he will soon...to a flame ; and a philosopher must allow that he exposes, with equal severity and truth, the strange contradiction between the faith and practice of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 552 páginas
...of human life ; and many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere *. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind, he will soon...it to a flame ; and a philosopher must allow that lie exposes, with equal severity and truth, the strange contradiction between the faith and practice... | |
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His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the gospel : his satire is sharp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ; and many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind,... 
