 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 Seiten
...prohibiting to misdoubt her 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. He who hears what praying there is for light and clear knowledge to be set down among... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1810 - 610 Seiten
...pro. hibiting, fearing each book, and the shaking of each leaf, we distrust her own strength. Let her and falshood grapple ; who ever knew truth put to...standers-by no room to doubt.• ' The punishing of wits enhancestheir authority, and forbidding writing is thought to be a certain spark of truth, that flies... | |
 | 1810 - 642 Seiten
...each book, and the shaking of each leaf, we distrust her own strength. Let her and falshood"grapple ; who ever knew truth put to the worst in a free and...standers-by no room to doubt.* ' The punishing of wits enhancestheir authority, and forbidding writing is thought to be a certain spark of truth, that flies... | |
 | 1810 - 606 Seiten
...pro. hi biting, fearing each book, and the shaking of each leaf, we distrust her own strength. Let her and falshood grapple ; who ever knew truth put to...encounter? Her confuting is the best and surest oppression, »hen it leaves all standers-by no room to doubt.* ' The punishing of wits enhancestheir authority,... | |
 | John Milton - 1819 - 464 Seiten
...biting to misdoubt her strength. Let her " and Falsehood grapple ; whoever knew " Truth put to the worse in a free and open " encounter ? Her confuting is the best " and surest suppressing." He then surely saw, that though Opinions may be pernicious, the Discussion of them can... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1822 - 572 Seiten
...prohibiting to misdoubt her 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. For who knows not that Truth is strong, next to the Almighty? she needs no policies, nor... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 Seiten
...prohibiting to misdoubt her 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. He who hears what praying there is for light and clear knowledge to be sent down among... | |
 | 1829 - 760 Seiten
...prohibiting, to misdoubt her 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." It is needless to dwell, at much length, on the volume before us. Continuing the works... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 Seiten
...the earth, so truth be in the field, we injure her to misdoubt her strength ! Let truth and falsehood grapple. Who ever knew truth put to the worst in a free and open encounter ?" Let us then do our best to clear the way to an open field and a fair encounter for the truth contained... | |
 | Bishop Gregory Thurston Bedell - 1834 - 368 Seiten
...earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously to misdoubt her strength. Let her and falsehood grapple. Who ever knew truth put to the worst in a free and open encounter 1— Milton. 7. The depths of misery are never beyond the depths of mercy. — Stbbes. 8. Only the... | |
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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 and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a... 
