| 1750 - 326 էջ
...ordinary Men capable Readers of them. They would be apt to per- ' vert his Meaning, and have wrongNotions of God and Religion, by taking his bold and beautiful Allegories in a literal Senfe. Plato frequently declares that he loves and admires him as the beft, the moft pleafant,... | |
| 1784 - 552 էջ
...government, was, becaufe he did not efteem the com-r mon people to be capable readers of them. They would be apt to pervert his meaning, and have wrong notions...religion, by taking his bold and beautiful allegories in a literal fcnfc. Plato frequently declares, that he loves and admires him as the beft, the moft pleafant,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 էջ
...elleem ordinary men ça: pible readers of them. 'I hey would be »?t to pervert his meaning, and luve wrong notions of God and religion, by taking his bold and beautiful aijcgories iu too literal a fenfe. Plato frequently declares, that he loves and admires him as the... | |
| 1798 - 482 էջ
...government, was, becaufe he did not efteem the common people to be capable readers of them. They would be apt to pervert his meaning, and have wrong notions of God and religion, by taking his bold and beauiiful allegories in a literal fenfe. Plato frequently declares, that he loves and admires him as... | |
| 1814 - 538 էջ
...true reason was, because he did not esteem the common people to be capable readers of them. They would be apt to pervert his meaning, and have wrong notions...religion, by taking his bold and beautiful allegories in a literal sense. Plato frequently declares, that he loves and admires him as the best, the most pleasant,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 540 էջ
...true reason was, because he did not esteem the common people to be capable readers of them. They would be apt to pervert his meaning, and have wrong notions...religion, by taking his bold and beautiful allegories in a literal sense. Plato frequently declares, that he loves and admires him as the best, the most pleasant,... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 էջ
...of that government, was because he did not esteem ordinary men capable readers of them. They would be apt to pervert his meaning, and have wrong notions...by taking his bold and beautiful allegories in too literJ a sense. Plato frequently declares that he loves and admires him as the best, the most pleasant,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 էջ
...of that government, was because he did not esteem ordinary men capable readers of them. They would r works which he published, addressed two books to...language, or the art of speaking and writing correctly. He sense. Plato frequently declares that he loves and admires him as the best, the most pleasant, and... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 582 էջ
...of that government, was because he did not esteem ordinary men capable readers of them. They would be apt to pervert his meaning, and have wrong notions...his bold and beautiful allegories in too literal a sense. Plato frequently declares that he loves and admires him as the best, the most pleasant, and... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 576 էջ
...of that government, was because he did not esteem ordinary men capable readers of them. They would them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make...the humour of a scholar: they perfect nature, and sense. Plato frequently declares that he loves and admires him as the best, the most pleasant, and... | |
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