 The opinions prevalent in one age, as truths above the reach of controversy, are confuted and rejected in another, and rise again to reception in remoter times. Thus the human mind is kept in motion without progress.  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Page 99by Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...corrupted and obfcured him. The opinions prevalent in one age, as truths above the reach of concroverfy, are confuted and rejected in another, and rife again...without. progrefs. Thus fometimes truth and errour, aad fometiines contrarieties of errour, take each others. place by reciprocal invafion. The tide of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...authour, is to fhew how much other commentators have corrupted and obfcured him. The opinions prevalent in one age, as truths above the reach of controverfy,...and rife again to reception in remoter times. Thus rhe human mind is kept in motion without progrefs. Thus fometimes truth and errour, and fometimes contrarieties... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...in one age, as truths above the reach of controverly, are confuted and rejected in another, and rile again to reception in remoter times. Thus the human...motion without progrefs. Thus fometimes truth and error, and fometimes contrarieties of error, take each other's place by reciprocal invafion. The tide... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Authour, is to fhew how much other Commentators have corrupted and obfcured him. The Opinions prevalent in one Age, as Truths above the Reach of Controverfy, are confuted and rejected in another, •nd rife again to Reception in remoter Times. Thus the human Mind is kept in Motion without Progrefs.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...author, is to ftiew how much other commentators have corrupted and obfcured him. The opinions prevalent in one age, as truths above the reach of controverfy, are confuted and rejected b another, and rife again to reception in remoter times. Thus the human mind is kept in motion without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
....)''.:"*•, ..Idler, vol. ii. p. !87, ; .* .in • • . \ Q PIN I •' TlHE opinion prevalent in one age,'as truths above the reach of controverfy, are confuted and rejected in another, and riŁe again to reception in remoter times. Thus, the human mind is kept in motion without prbgrefs.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...and obfcured him. The opinions prevalent in one a.ge, as truths above the reach of controverfy, arc confuted and rejected in another, and rife again to...motion without progrefs. Thus fometimes truth and error, and fometimes contrarieties of error, take each other's place by reciprocal invafion. The tide... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...in one age, as truths above the reach of controversy, are confuted and rejected jn another, and rise again to reception in remoter times. Thus the human mind is kept in motion without progress. Thus sometimes truth and error, and sometimes contrarieties of error, take each other's place... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...author, is to mow how much other commentators have corrupted and obfcured him. The opinions prevalent in one age, as truths above the reach of controverfy,...motion without progrefs. Thus fometimes truth and error, and fometimes contrarieties of error, take each other's place by reciprocal invafion. The tide... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...how much other commentators have corrupted and obfcured him. The opinions prevaleiy in one age, hs truths above the reach of controverfy, are confuted...motion without progrefs. Thus fometimes truth and error, and fonnetimes contrarieties of error, take each other's place by reciprocal invafion. The tide... | |
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