 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...every man of any gallantry of spirit would have sacrificed his life for.' ' There are,' wrote Hume, • three events in our history which may be regarded...popish plot, an Irish Catholic who denies the massacre in 1641, and a Scotch Jacobite who maintains the innocence of Queen Mary, must be considered as men... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 680 pages
...every man of any gallantry of spirit would have sacrificed his life for.' • There are.' wrote Hume,' three events in our history which may be regarded...popish plot, an Irish Catholic who denies the massacre in 1641, and a Scotch Jacobite who maintains the innocence of Queen Man-, must be considered as men... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...every man of any gallantry of spirit would have sacrificed his life for.' 'There are.' wrote Hume, 'three events in our history which may be regarded...popish plot, an Irish Catholic who denies the massacre in 1641, and a Scotch Jacobite who maintains the innocence of Queen Mary, must be considered as men... | |
 | David Hume - 1807 - 552 pages
...judge of the candour, fair dealing, veracity, and good manners of the Enquirer. There are, indeed. three events in our history, which may be regarded...popish plot, an Irish Catholic, who denies the massacre in 1641, and a Scotch Jacobite, who maintains the innocence of queen Mary, must be considered as men... | |
 | David Hume - 1812 - 550 pages
...judge of the candour, fair dealing, veracity, and good manners of the Enquirer. There are, indeed, three events in our history, which may be regarded...popish plot, an Irish Catholic, who denies the massacre in 1641, and a Scotch Jacobite, who maintains the innocence of Queen Mary, must be considered as men... | |
 | David Hume - 1825 - 500 pages
...judge of the candour, fair dealing, veracity, and good manners, of the inquirer. There are, indeed, three events in our history, which may be regarded...party-men. An English whig, who asserts the reality of the Popish-plot, an Irish Catholic, who denies the massacre in 1641, and a Scotch Jacobite, who maintains... | |
 | Mary (Queen of Scots), Esq. Hugh Campbell - 1825 - 424 pages
...their mistress's orders, and would produce such proof as she would send them ! Faithful servants. " An English Whig who asserts the reality of the Popish...Plot — an Irish Catholic who denies the massacre in 1641 — and a Scotch Jacobite who maintains the innocence of Queen Mary — must be considered... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 440 pages
...judge of the candour, fair dealing, veracity, and good manners of the Inquirer. There are, indeed, three events in our history, which may be regarded as touchstones of party men. An English Whig who asserts the reality of the popish plot, an Irish catholic who denies... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1835 - 622 pages
...judge of the candour, fair dealing, veraciti , and good manners of the inquirer. There are, indeed, three events in our history, which may be regarded as touchstones of party- men. An English whig, who asserts the reality of the popish plot; an Irish Catholic, who denies... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1839 - 278 pages
...of men who must be considered beyond the reach of argument, and must be left to their prejudices — an English Whig, who asserts the reality of the Popish...plot ; an Irish Catholic, who denies the massacre in 1641 ; and a Scotch Jacobite, who maintains the innocence of Queen Mary. It is, however, fit that... | |
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An English Whig, who asserts the reality of the popish plot, an Irish Catholic, who denies the massacre in 1641, and a Scotch Jacobite, who maintains the innocence of Queen Mary, must be considered as men beyond the reach of argument or reason, and must... 
