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" This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth : those that never heard of one another, would not have agreed in a tale which nothing but experience can make credible. That it is doubted... "
The Foreign Quarterly Review - Page 61
1827
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The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale : in Two Volumes, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 184 pages
...and unvaried teftimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed....which, perhaps, prevails as far as human nature is diffufed, could become univerfal only by its truth : thofe, that never heard of one another, would...
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The prince of Abissinia [by S. Johnson].

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 324 pages
...and unvaried ' teftimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed....opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature isdiffufed, could become 7 univerfal univerfal only by its truth: thofe, that never heard of one another,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Tales and visions: The history of ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among among whom apparitions of the dead are' not rc-r lated and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffufed, could Become univerfal only by its truth: thofe, that never heard of one another, would not...
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...nations. There is no people, rude or learned,, among whom apparitions of the dead are not re,Jated and believed. This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffufed, could become univerfal only by its truth: thofe, that never heard of one another, would not...
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The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...and unvaried teftimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed....which perhaps prevails as far as - human nature is diffufed, could become 2. univerfal univerfal only by its truth: thofe, that never heard of one another,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...and unvaried teftimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which prevails as far as human nature is diffufed, could become univerfal only by its truth ; thofe that...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 20

1791 - 542 pages
...and unvau«d teHimor.v of all r.ges, and of ail nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which prevails ss far as human nature is diffuled, could become univerlal or.ly by1 its truth ; thofe lhat...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: A dissertation upon the Greek comedy ...

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...and unvaried teftimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed....opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffufed, could become univerfal only by its truth : thofe, that never heard of one another, would...
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Letters from a Father to His Son: Letters ... written in the years 1792 and ...

John Aikin - 1796 - 374 pages
...concurrent and unvaried tefu timony of all ages and nations* There " is no people, rude or learned, among " whom apparitions of the dead are not " related and...which perhaps prevails as far as human " nature is diffufed, could become uniT a .. "verfa) " verfal only by its truth: thofe that ne" ver heard it of...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...and unvaried testimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which prevails' as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth ; those that...
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