 ... are not very scrupulous adherents to truth ; yet I do not say that they deliberately speak studied falsehood, or have a settled purpose to deceive. They have inquired and considered little, and do not always feel their own ignorance. They are not...  The History of British India - Page 346by James Mill - 1817Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1775 - 400 pages
...accuftomed to be interrogated by others ; and feem never to have thought upon interrogating themfelves ; fo that if they do not know what they tell to be true, they likewife do not diftin&ly perceive it to be falfe. Mr. Bofwell waSrVery diligent in his inquiries ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...accuftomed to be interrogated by others ; and feem never to have thought upon interrogating themfelves; fo that if they do not know what they tell to be true, they likewife do not diftinctly perceive it to be falfe. Mr. Boft&ell was Very diligent in his enquiries... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 550 pages
...to be interrogated by by others ; and fecm never to have thought upoii interrogating themfelves; fo that if they do not know what they tell to be true, they likewife do not diftinctly perceive it to be falfe. Mr. Bofvocll was very diligent in his enquiries... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1792 - 258 pages
...accuftome.d to be interrogated by others i.and feem never to have. thought upon interrogating themfelves ; fo that if they do not know what they tell to be true,. they likewife do not .. diftin&ly perceive ..it to be. falfe. Mr Bofwell was yery diligent in his inquiries... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...ialsehood, or have a settled purpose to deceive. They have inquired and considered little, and do riot always feel their own ignorance. They are not much...true, they likewise do not distinctly perceive it (b be falsfeV .. Mr Boswell was very diligent in his inquiries ; and the result of his investigations... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 424 pages
...interrogated by others : and leem never to have A a 2 thought thought upon interrogating themfelves; fo that if they do not know what they tell to be true, they likewife do not diftinctly perceive it to be falfe. Mr. Bofwdl was very diligent in his enquiries ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 432 pages
...interrogated by others : and feem never to have A a 2 thought thought upon interrogating themfelves ; fo that if they do not know what they tell to be true, they likewife do hot diftinctly perceive it to be falfe. Mr. Bofwell was very diligent in his enquiries... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...truth ; yet I do not say that they deliberately speak studied falsehood, or have a settled purpose to deceive. They have inquired and considered little,...diligent in his inquiries ; and the result of his investigation was, that the answer to the second question was commonly such as nullified the answer... | |
 | Ossian - 1807 - 596 pages
...to be derived from inquiries and investigations made in those regions. " They are not," says he, " much accustomed to be interrogated by others ; and...likewise do not distinctly perceive it to be false. Therefore, their answer to the second question was commonly such as nullified the answer to the first.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...truth ; yet I do not say that they deliberately speak studied falsehood, or have a settled purpose to deceive. They have inquired and considered little,...likewise do not distinctly perceive it to be false. Mr. Soswett was very diligent in his inquiries ; and the result of his investigations was, that the answer... | |
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