 It is wonderful that five thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any person appearing after death. All argument is against it; but all...  The Metropolitan - Page 3891848Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 526 pages
...now elapsed since the creation of «!/1tts. J ..... ,-tt L i;4i. the world, and st1ll 1t i? undec1ded whether or not there has ever been an instance of...argument is against it ; but all belief is for it." He said, " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...cannot say that they are less happy or less miserable by appearing upon earth. It is wonderful, however, that five thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is uadecided whether or not there has been an instance of the spirit of any person ap- ' pearing after... | |
 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...degree, if they had not been acquainted with Johnson. Talking of ghosts, he said, " it is wonderful that five thousand years have now elapsed since the...argument is against it; but all belief is for it." ' Literary Magazine, 1756, p. 37. * The following plausible, but over-prudent counsel on this sub'... | |
 | England - 1840 - 876 pages
...however inexplicable the mode, the actual spiritual presence of the persons whose images they bear ? '" It Is wonderful," said Dr Johnson, "that five thousand...argument is against it, but all belief is for it." Is not all belief at least one argument ? I cannot but think it much less a matter of astonishment... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...same degree, if they had not been acquainted with Johnson. Talking of ghosts, he said, It is wonderful that five thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and -.nil it is undecided whether or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any person appearing... | |
 | John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...cannot say that they are less happy or less miserable by appearing upon earth. It is wonderful, however, that five thousand years have now elapsed since the...and still it is undecided whether or not there has been an instance of the spirit of any person appearing after death. All argument is against it; but... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pages
...degree, if they had not been acquainted with Johnson. Talking of ghosts, he said, " It is wonderful that five thousand years have now elapsed since the...argument is against it; but all belief is for it." He said, " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...been acquainted with Johnson. Talking of phoste, he said, II is wonderful that five thousand year* have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whelhtr or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit of 'any pi-rmii appearing after death.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 418 pages
...degree, if they had not been acquainted with Johnson. Talking of ghosts, he said, " It is wonderful that five thousand years have now elapsed since the...there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any 1 Literary Magazine, 175G, p. 37. 2 The following plausible but over-prudent counsel on this subject... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...degree, if they had not been acquainted with Johnson. Talking of ghosts, he said, " It is wonderful that five thousand years have now elapsed since the...there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any 1 Literary Magazine, 1756, p- 37. 2 The following plausible but over-prudent counsel on this subject... | |
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