 | Religion - 1813 - 996 pages
...that it ought not to surprise us, if we find the most extravagant praises bertowed upon truth. But truth supposes mankind ; for whom, and by whom alone, the word is formed, and to whom alone it is applicable. If no man, no trut*. There is, CHRIST, OBSKRV. No. 129. therefore, no such... | |
 | John Horne Tooke - English language - 1805 - 580 pages
...Cafaubon derives TRUE from 'the Greek arpHw; and »rftxr,t from atTfiJif, impavidus. But TRirrn fuppofes mankind : for whom and by whom alone the word is formed, and to whom only it is applicable. If no man, no TRUTH. There is therefore no fuch thing as eternal, immutable, everlafting TRUTH ; unlefs... | |
 | John Horne Tooke - English language - 1807 - 506 pages
...not to surprize us, if we find the most extravagant and exaggerated praises bestowed upon TRUTH. But TRUTH supposes mankind : for whom and by whom alone...word is formed, and to whom only it is applicable. If no man, no TRUTH. There is therefore no such thing as eternal, immutable, everlasting TRUTH ; unless... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - Philosophy - 1811 - 590 pages
...the most extravagant praises bestowed upon " TRUTH. But TRUTH supposes mankind; for -whom, and " bij whom, alone the word is formed, and to whom only "it is applicable. If no man, no TRUTH. There is, there"fore, no such thing as eternal, immutable, everlasting " TRUTH;... | |
 | English poetry - 1811 - 1054 pages
...it ' ought not to surprise us, if we find ' the most extravagant praises be' stowed upon TRUTH. But TRUTH ' supposes mankind; for whom and ' by whom, alone the word is form' ed, and to whom only it is applica' ble. If no man, no TRUTH. There 1 is, therefore, no such... | |
 | English literature - 1812 - 540 pages
...not to surprize us, if we find the most extravagant and exaggerated praises bestowed upon truth. But truth supposes mankind : for whom and by whom alone...word is formed, and to whom only it is applicable. If no man, no truth. There is, therefore, no such thing as eternal, immutable, everlasting truth; unless... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1816 - 374 pages
...that it bught not to surprize us, if we find the most extravagant praises bestowed upon truth. But truth supposes mankind; for whom, and by whom alone, the word is formed, arid to whom alone it is applicable. If no man, no truth. There is, therefore, no such thing as eternal,... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1820 - 418 pages
...that it ought not to surprize us, if we find the most extravagant praises bestowed upon truth. But truth supposes mankind ; for whom, and by whom, alone, the word is formed, and to whom alone it is applicable. If nq man, no truth. There is, therefore, no such tiling H9 eternal, immutable,... | |
 | Aristotle - Rhetoric - 1823 - 538 pages
...that it ought not to surprise us, if we find the most extravagant praises bestowed upon truth. But truth supposes mankind, for whom, and by whom alone...word is formed, and to whom only it is applicable. If no man, no truth. There is, therefore, no such thing as eternal, immutable, and everlasting truth... | |
 | John Barclay (of Calcots.) - English language - 1826 - 184 pages
...that it ought " not to surprize us, if we find the most extrava" gant praises bestowed upon truth. But truth " supposes mankind: for whom and by whom alone " the word is framed, and to whom only it is ap" applicable. If no man, no truth. There is " therefore no such thing... | |
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But truth supposes mankind; for whom and by whom alone the word is formed, and to whom only it is applicable. If no man, no truth. There is therefore no such thing as eternal, immutable, everlasting truth; unless mankind, such as they are at present,... 
