 | Joseph Blunt - 1843 - 274 pages
...to play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by prohibiting and licensing, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and falsehood grapple ; who ever knew truth put to the worse in an open and free encounter ?" This same doctrine was what Erskine contended... | |
 | 1837
...close of his Essay. And though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously by licensing...strength. Let her and falsehood grapple ; who ever knew truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter ? Her confuting is the best and surest suppressing.... | |
 | Alvan Lamson, Ezra Stiles Gannett, George Putnam, George Edward Ellis - 1844
...years in the wilderness. " Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously by licensing...strength. Let her and falsehood grapple. Who ever knew truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter ?" Yet our trust is not a blind reliance on the... | |
 | Religion - 1844
...years in the wilderness. " Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously by licensing...strength. Let her and falsehood grapple. Who ever knew truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter ?" Yet our trust is not a blind reliance on the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844
...amazed at what she means. * Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing...strength. Let her and falsehood grapple; who, ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and r.']«cL encounter? Her confuting is the best and surest suppressing.... | |
 | History - 1844
...THE PRESS. THOUGH all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the surface of the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to doubt our strength. Let her and falsehood grapple ! who ever knew truth put to the worse in a free... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 372 pages
...amazed at what she means. Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing...strength. Let her and falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter ? tier confuting is the best and surest suppressing.... | |
 | John Milton - 1845
...unsignificantly be set open. And though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, • so truth be in the field, we do injuriously by licensing...strength. Let her and falsehood grapple ; who ever knew truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter? Her confuting is the best and surest suppressing.... | |
 | Materials - 1846
...field of classic and philosophic literature. doctrine were let loose upon the earth, so truth be but in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and...her put to the worse in a free and open encounter ?" In apology for such extracts as have been taken from books now little read, the compiler can only... | |
 | Caroline Mehetabel Sawyer - 1846
...freedom, John Milton, ' Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field we do injuriously by licensing...strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple. Who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter ? ' ' For who knows not that Truth is strong next... | |
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