 | 1795 - 432 pages
...upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to doubt her strength. Let her and falsehood grapple ; •who ever knew truth put to the worse in a five and open encounter ? Who knows n,ot that truth is strong, ne^t to the Almighty ? She need no policies,... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...upon the earth, so truth he in the field, we do injuriously hy licensing and prohihiting to misdouht her strength. Let her and falsehood grapple; who ever...in a free and open encounter? Her confuting is the hest and surest suppressing. He who hears what praying there is for light and clear knowledge to he... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...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....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 us, would think... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1810 - 610 pages
...leaf, we distrust her own strength. Let her and falshood grapple ; who ever knew truth put to the worst in a free and open encounter? Her confuting is the best and surest oppression, when it leaves all standers-by no room to doubt.• ' The punishing of wits enhancestheir... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 606 pages
...leaf, we distrust her own strength. Lether and falshood grapple ; who ever knew truth put to the worst in a free and open encounter? Her confuting is the best and surest oppression, when it leaves all standers-by no room to doubt.* 'The punishing of wits enhancesthoir... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohihiting, to doubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple ; who...Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter? Who knows not that Truth is strong, next to the Ahuighty? She need no policies, nor stratagems, nor... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 482 pages
...elsewhere, observes) 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....Truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter ? " Again : " I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never... | |
 | John Milton - 1819 - 464 pages
...by licensing and prohi" biting to misdoubt her strength. Let her " and Falsehood grapple ; whoever knew " Truth put to the worse in a free and open "...Her confuting is the best " and surest suppressing." He then surely saw, that though Opinions may be pernicious, the Discussion of them can never be mischievous... | |
 | John Milton - 1819 - 484 pages
...licensing and prohi" 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 never be mischievous... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1822 - 580 pages
...to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and pro-' hibiting to misdoubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple...Truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter r Her con. luting is the best and surest suppressing. For who knows not that Truth is strong, next... | |
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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 free... 
