The Essay on Miracles deserves to be considered, as one of the most dangerous attacks that have been made on our religion. The danger results not solely from the merit of THE PIECE: it results much more from that of THE AUTHOR. The piece itself, like... A dissertation on miracles - Page viby George Campbell - 1767Limited preview - About this book
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1762 - 536 pages
...jOO. CAMPBELL'* Dij/ertativn on Miracles, of the pita ; it refults much more from that of the anther. The piece itfelf, like every other work of Mr. Hume,...acknowledge, is great. The many ufeful Volumes he hath published of Hijiory, Criticifm, Politics, and Trade, have juftly procured him, with all perfons of... | |
| 1762 - 762 pages
...refults not folely from the merit of THE PIECE : it refults much more from that of THE AUTHOR. The face itfelf, like every other work of Mr Hume, is ingenious...its merit is more of the oratorial kind than of the philofophicaJ. The merit of the author, I actziowledge, is great. The many uleful volumes he hath publiflied... | |
| George Campbell - 1807 - 294 pages
...solely from the merit of THE PIECE ; it results much more from that of. THE AUTHOR. The piece itself, like every other work of Mr. Hume, is ingenious; but...its merit is more of the oratorial kind than of the philosophical. The merit of the author, I acknowledge, is great. The many useful volumes he hath published,... | |
| George Campbell - 1807 - 530 pages
...solely from the merit of the piece ; it results much more from that of the author. The piece itself, like every other work of Mr. Hume, is ingenious ;...its merit is more of the oratorial kind than of the philosophical. The merit of the author, / acknowledge is great. The many useful volumes he hath published... | |
| George Campbell - 1823 - 590 pages
...more from that of THE AUTHOR. The piece itself, like every other work of Mr HUME, is in~ genious ; but its merit is more of the oratorial kind . than of the philosophical. The merit of the author, I acknowledge, is great. The many useful volumes he has published... | |
| George Campbell - 1824 - 396 pages
...solely from the merit of the piece; it results much more from that of the author. The piece itself, like every other work of Mr. Hume, is ingenious ;...its merit is more of the oratorial kind than of the philosophical. The merit of the author, I acknowledge, is great. The many useful volumes he has published... | |
| George Campbell - 1840 - 392 pages
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| Pierre Morère - 1980 - 572 pages
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| James Fieser - 2005 - 500 pages
...solely from the merit of THE PIECE: it results much more from that of THE AUTHOR. The piece itself, like every other work of Mr Hume, is ingenious; but...its merit is more of the oratorial kind than of the philosophical. The merit of the author, I acknowledge, is great. The many useful volumes he has published... | |
| David Hume - 2000 - 460 pages
...miracles 'one of the most dangerous attacks that have been made on our religion' and says that the work, 'like every other work of Mr Hume, is ingenious; but...its merit is more of the oratorial kind than of the philosophical'. He finds it a 'pity' that such a talented historian and essayist should have his reputation... | |
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