 | Alexander Hill Everett - 1845 - 582 דפים
...they habitually dwelt on this subject. " I would rather," says Lord Bacon, " believe all the fables of the Talmud and the Alcoran, than that this universal Frame is without a Mind." Schiller, in his beautiful Hymn to Pleasure, represents her banner as waving upon the sunbright rock... | |
 | 1845 - 616 דפים
...had thought — " I would rather believe," says the great apostle of inductive philosophy, " I would rather believe all the fables in the Legend and the Talmud and the Alkoran than that this universal frame is without a mind." It was, therefore, no wonder that the idolatry... | |
 | Emma Newton - 1847 - 230 דפים
...spoke ; and what do you think she said? — "Wallace, I would rather," as Lord Bacon says, "I would rather believe all the fables in the legend and the...than that this universal frame is without a mind!" The Unbeliever smiled, and he answered, "Are we not agreed, my dearest Agnes ? What is that all-sustaining... | |
 | 1847 - 676 דפים
...where he says, — " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legends, and the Talmud and the Koran, than that this universal frame is without a mind ; and therefore God never wrought a miracle to convince Atheism, because his ordinary works convince it ; — it is true that a little... | |
 | 1848 - 614 דפים
...that his own atheism is the very essence of superstition. " I had rather," said a great philosopher, " believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud,...than that this universal frame is without a mind." But the atheist takes the reverse view of the case, and falls into the extreme of superstitious credulity.... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 דפים
...little credit with him. when he thus began one of his essays, ' I had rather believe all the fables la the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind.' " 1 have a copy of this edition. A letter of the Lord Bacon's, In French, to the Marquess Flat, relating... | |
 | 1848 - 618 דפים
...had thought — " I would rather believe," says the great apostle of inductive philosophy, " I would rather believe all the fables in the Legend and the Talmud and the Alkoran than that this universal frame is without a mind." It was, therefore, no wonder that the idolatry... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 372 דפים
...Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind; and, therefore, God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince...is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's miud to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion ; for, while the mind... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1967 - 770 דפים
...digests them need not dread to encounter iron, adamant, fish hooks, and glass bottles. I could sooner believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Koran, than that the doctrines of Calvin have any foundation in truth.— Brownlow's Exposition and... | |
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I HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. 
