 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 554 pages
...harangues and popular addreffes, they are certainly, in all difcourfes that pretend to inform or inftruct:, wholly to be avoided ; and where truth and knowledge...be thought a great fault, either of the language or perfon that makes ufe of them. What, and how various they are, \tall be fuperfluous here to take notice... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 986 pages
...harangues and popular addrefles, they are certainly, in all diicourfes that pretend to inform or inftruci, wholly to be avoided ; and where truth and knowledge...be thought a great fault, either of the language or perfon that makes ufe of them. What and how various they are, will be fuperfluous here to take notice... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...harangues and popular addrefies, they are certainly, in all difcourfes that pretend to inform or inftruct, wholly to be avoided ; and where truth and knowledge...be thought a great fault, either of the language or perfon that makes ufe of them. What and how various they are, will be fuperfluous here to take notice... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 520 pages
...and thereby mislead the judgment, and so indeed are perfect cheats : and therefore however laudable or allowable oratory may render them in harangues...will be superfluous here to take notice; the books of rhetorick which abound in the world, will instruct those who want to be informed ; only I cannot but... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 508 pages
...and thereby mislead the judgment, and so indeed are perfect cheats : and therefore however laudable or allowable oratory may render them in harangues...to inform or instruct, wholly to be avoided ; and whore truth and knowledge are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the language... | |
 | John Locke - Books and reading - 1806 - 394 pages
...harangues and popular -addrefles, they are certainly in ail difcourfes that pretend to inform or inftru&, wholly to be avoided ; and where truth and knowledge are concerned, cannot but be thought a- great faultj either of the language or perfonihat makes ufe of them. Whit and.how various they, are, will... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - Christianity - 1807 - 588 pages
...inform or instruct, figurative speeches, and allusion in language, should be wholly avoided ; and, when Truth and Knowledge are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the language, or of ihe person, who makes use of them. It is evident indeed, how much men love to deceive, and be deceived,... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - Christianity - 1807 - 586 pages
...figurative speeches, and allusion in language, should be wholly avoided ; and, when Truth and Kuowlcdg-j are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the language, or of the person, who makes us« oftht-m. It tj evident indeed, how much men love to deceive, and be deceived,... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1808 - 346 pages
...and thereby mislead the judgment, and so indeed are perfect cheats: and therefore however laudable or allowable oratory may render them in harangues...be superfluous here to take notice ; the books of rhetorick which abound in the world will instruct those who want to be informed. Only I cannot but... | |
 | John Locke - 1819 - 468 pages
...and thereby mislead the judgment, and so indeed are perfect cheats : and therefore however laudable or allowable oratory may render them in harangues...are, will be superfluous here to take notice ; the hooks of rhetoric which abound in the world, will instruct those who want to be informed; only I cannot... | |
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... are for nothing else but to insinuate wrong ideas, move the passions, and thereby mislead the judgment, and so indeed are perfect cheats : and therefore however laudable or allowable oratory may render them in harangues and popular addresses, they... 
