 As a teacher of wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious: he appears neither weakly credulous, nor wantonly sceptical; his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the...  The Spectator - Sivu 24muokkaaja - 1810Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Spectator, Sir Richard Steele - 1876 - 324 sivua
...wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious ; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical...— the care of pleasing the Author of his being." Richard Steele, the editor, and after Addison the principal contributor to the Spectator, was born... | |
 | John Earle - 1890 - 552 sivua
...wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious : he appears neither weakly credulous, nor wantonly...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1890 - 474 sivua
...neither dangerously lax, nor ininracticabljK rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency J of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision, sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory ;... | |
 | John Earle - 1890 - 612 sivua
...impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument are employed to recom mend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1892 - 236 sivua
...wisdom he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical;...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as 'the phantom of a vision; sometimes appears half- veiled in an allegory;... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1892 - 364 sivua
...wisdom he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical;...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of a vision; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory;... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1892 - 234 sivua
...wisdom he may be conf1dently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical;...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of a vision; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1893 - 152 sivua
...wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastick or superstitious: 10 he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision, sometimes appears half- veiled in an allegory... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1893 - 212 sivua
...wisdom he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious ; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical;...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1894 - 358 sivua
...wisdom he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious ; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory... | |
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