 | Literature, Modern - 1799 - 614 pages
...ftrengthened and confirmed by their difcordance on ulmolt every other fubjeñ, is a conclufivc proof of the unanimity of the whole human race on the great...morals. On fuch matters, poets and orators are the moil unexceptionable of all witnerTcs ; for they addrefs thcmfeives to the general feelings and fympathies... | |
 | English literature - 1799 - 746 pages
...ftrengthened and confirmed by their difcordance on almoft everjr other fubjeit, is a conclufive proof of the unanimity of the whole human race on the great rules of duty and the fundamental principles of Atoráis. On fuch matters, poets and orators are the molt unexceptionable of all witnefles : for thev... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - International law - 1799 - 84 pages
...difcordance 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. Bel. et Pac. Proleg.... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1799 - 648 pages
...strengthened and confirmed by their discordance «n -almost every other subject, is a 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... | |
 | Biography - 1814 - 510 pages
...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...duty and the fundamental principles of morals. On such matters poets and orators are the most •unexceptionable of all witnesses ; for they address... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 510 pages
...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...duty and the fundamental principles of morals. On such matters poets and orators are the most - unexceptionable of all witnesses ; for they address themselves... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 516 pages
...discordance on almost every other subject, is a conclusive proof of the unanimity of the whole human race en the great rules of duty and the fundamental principles of morals. On such matters poets and orators are the most unexceptionable of all witnesses ; for they address themselves... | |
 | David Hoffman - Law - 1817 - 398 pages
...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...duty, and the fundamental principles of morals. On such matters, poets and orator? are the most unexceptionable of all witnesses; for they address themselves... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - International law - 1828 - 108 pages
...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...duty and the fundamental principles of morals. On such matters, poets and orators are the most unexceptionable of all witnesses ; for they address themselves... | |
 | Jonathan Dymond - Ethics - 1834 - 444 pages
...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 of duty and fundamental principles of morals."* From poets and orators we may turn to savage life. In 1683, that... | |
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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... 
