 I have no genius to disputes in religion : and have often thought it wisdom to decline them, especially upon a disadvantage, or when the cause of truth might suffer in the weakness of my patronage. Where we desire to be informed, 'tis good to contest...  The Oxford high school magazine - Page 407by Oxford city, high sch. for girls - 1879Full view - About this book
 | David Irving - 1821 - 336 pages
...a disadvantage, or when the cause of truth might suffer . ... in in the weakness of my patronage ; where we desire to be informed, 'tis good to contest...frequent spoils and victories over their reasons may •ettle in ourselves an esteem, and confirmed opinion of our own. Every man is not a proper champion... | |
 | 1822 - 746 pages
...especially upon a disadvantage, or when the cause of truth might suffer in the weakness of my patronage : Where we desire to be informed, 'tis good to contest...ourselves an esteem and confirmed opinion of our own. Ever)- man is not a proper champion for truth, nor fit to take up the gauntlet in the cause of verily... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...especially upon a disadvantage, or when the cause of truth might suffer in the weakness of my patronage. Where we desire to be informed, 'tis good to contest...ourselves ; but to confirm and establish our opinions, it is best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent spoils and victories over their... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 180 pages
...mille, et tous les jours, d' avoir embrasse quelque autre chose? Montaigne, liv. 2 DCS Essais, chap. 12. contest with men above ourselves ; but to confirm...ourselves an esteem and confirmed opinion of our own. Every man is not a proper champion for truth ', nor fit to take up the gauntlet in the cause of verity... | |
 | 1831 - 370 pages
...cause of truth might suffer in the weakness of my patronage. Where we desire to be informed, 't is good to contest with men above ourselves ; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 't is best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent spoils and victories over their... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 362 pages
...cause of truth might suffer in the weakness of my patronage. Where we desire to be informed, 't is good to contest with men above ourselves ; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 't is best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent spoils and victories over their... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 592 pages
...especially upon a disadvantage, or when the cause of truth might suffer in the weakness of my patronage. Where we desire to be informed, 'tis good to contest...ourselves ; but, to confirm and establish our opinions, 't is best to argue1 with judgments below our own, that the frequent spoils and victories over their... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 592 pages
...cause of \ truth might suffer in the weakness of my patronage. Where we desire to be informed, 't is good to contest with men above ourselves ; but, to confirm and establish our opinions, 't is best to argue1 with judgments below our own, that the frequent '\ spoils and victories over their... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1841 - 346 pages
...cause of truth might suffer in the weakness of my patronage. Where we desire to be informed, it is good to contest with men above ourselves; but to confirm and establish our opinions, it is best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent spoils and victories over their... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1844 - 320 pages
...especially upon a disadvantage, or when the cause of truth might suffer in the weakness of my patronage: where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest...ourselves an esteem and confirmed opinion of our own. Every man is not a proper champion for truth, nor fit to take up the gauntlet in the cause of verity;... | |
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