 | Tobias Smollett - 1785 - 518 pagini
...attempt a fketch of him. Let my readers then remember that he was a fincere and zealous Chriltian, of high church of England and monarchical principles, which he would not tamely fuffer to be queftioned ; Steady and inflexible in maintaining the obligations of piety and virtue,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pagini
...; yet it may not be superfluous here to attempt a sketch of him. Let my readers then remember that he was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high church...which he would not tamely suffer to be questioned ; steady and inflexible in maintaining the obligations of piety and virtue, both from a regard to the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 478 pagini
...attempt a fketch of him. Let my readers then remember that he was a fincere and zealous chriftian, of high church of England and monarchical principles, which he would not tamely fuffer to be queftioncd ; fteady and inflexible in maintaining the obligations of piety and virtue,... | |
 | 1792 - 640 pagini
...myitenous, his vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He was a iincere and zealous Chriflian, of high church of England and monarchical principles, which he would not tamely fuftcr to be qudtioncd ; and had, perhaps, at an early period, narrowed his mind fomewhat too much,... | |
 | 1800 - 600 pagini
...attempt a iketch of him. Let my readers then remember that he was a lincere and zealous chriftian, of the high. church of England and monarchical principles, which he would not tamely fuffer to be queftioned ; fteady and inflexible in maintaining the obligations of piety and virtue,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pagini
...reason examined the evidence with jealousy He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of High Chuixh. of England and' monarchical principles, which he would...tamely suffer to be questioned:, and had, perhaps at an earlier, period, narrowed his mind somewhat too much both as to religion, and polities. His' being... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pagini
...examined the evidence with jealousy. He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high Church-of-England and monarchical principles, which he would not tamely...his mind somewhat too much, both as to religion and politicks. His being impressed with the danger of extreme latitude in either, though he was of a very... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pagini
...examined the evidence with jealousy. He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high Church-ofEngland and monarchical principles, which he would not tamely...early period, narrowed his mind somewhat too much, bbth as to religion and politicks. His being impressed with the danger of extreme latitude in either,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pagini
...sketch of him. Let my readers then remember that he was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high-church of England and monarchical principles, which he would not tamely suffer to be questioned ; steady and inflexible in maintaining the obligations of piety and virtue, both from a regard to the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 492 pagini
...; yet it may not be superfluous' here to attempt a sketch of him. Let my readers then remember that he was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high church...which he would not tamely suffer to be questioned ; steady and inflexible in maintaining the obligations of piety and virtue, both from a regard to the... | |
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He was prone to superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and the mysterious, his vigorous reason examined the evidence with jealousy. He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high Church... 
