 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1754 - 372 pages
...any reafons of doubt which he might have in this cafe, would have been reafons of doubt in the cafe of other men, who may give more, but cannot give more evident, figns of thought th,an tfyeir fellow creatures. But we may perfuade ourfelves very eafily that MALBRANCHE... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1776 - 510 pages
...any reafons of doubt, which he might have in this cafe, would have been reafons of doubt in the cafe of other men, who may give more, but cannot give more evident, figns of thought than their fellow-creatures." ' This errs alike againft perfpicuity and elegance;... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pages
...the same sentence used in different senses. This error is exemplified in the following quotation : " That he should be in earnest it is hard to conceive;...cannot " give more evident, signs of thought than their fel" low-creatures *" This errs alike against perspicuity and elegance; the word more is first an adjective,... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1809 - 452 pages
...really doubted whether other atuimals had a power of thirikiog or not, it is impossible to deteftnine. That he should be in earnest it is hard to conceive...which he might have in this case, would have been rea* sons of doubt in the case of other men, who may give more, but cannot give more evident signs... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1809 - 434 pages
...really doubted whether other animals had .a power of thinking or not, it is impossible to de-- termine. That he should be in earnest it is hard to conceive ; since any reasons of doubt, which 2 4 he he might have in this case, would have been reasons of doubt in the case of other men, who may... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pages
...-honour, experience by degrees refines us out of these principles.". ...KURD'S SEHM. v. ii. s. 3. " That he should be in earnest it is hard to conceive ; since any reasons of doubt whkh he might have in this case would have been reasons of doubt in the case of other men, who may... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1838 - 338 pages
...same word used in different senses in the same sentence, is another source of obscurity. Example. " That he should be in earnest, it is hard to conceive...in this case, would have been reasons of doubt in ihe case of other men, who may give more, but cannot give more evident, signs of thought, than their... | |
 | George Campbell - 1838 - 460 pages
...the same sentence used in different senses. This error is exemplified in the following quotation : "That he should be in earnest it is hard to conceive...might have in this case, would have been reasons of T doubt, in the case of other men, who may 'give more, but cannot give more evident, signs of thought... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1839 - 316 pages
...same word used in different senses in the same sentence, is another source of obscurity. Example. " That he should be in earnest, it is hard to conceive...cannot give more evident, signs of thought, than their fellowereatures."t Analysis. This errs alike against perspicuity and elegance. The first word, more,... | |
 | George Campbell - 1840 - 450 pages
...the same sentence used in different senses. This error is exemplified in the following quotation : " That he should be in earnest it is hard to conceive...give more evident, signs of thought than their fellow creatures8." This errs alike against perspicuity and elegance ; the word more is first an adjective,... | |
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That he should be in earnest it is hard to conceive ; since any reasons of doubt •which he might have in this case would have been reasons of doubt in the case of other men, who may give more, but cannot give more evident, signs... 
