| Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1771 - 468 pages
...importunities at length prevailed ; and, willing to make a trial of her pretenfions, he gave her fome attendants, who conducted her to the French court, which at that time refided at Chinon.The French court were probably fenfible of the weaknefs of her pretenfions ; but... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1777 - 374 pages
...importunities at length prevailed; and, willing to make a trial of her pretemions, he gave her fome attendants, who conducted her to the French court, which at that time refided at Chinon. The French court were probably fenfible of the Weaknefs of her pretenfions ; but... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1789 - 344 pages
...importunities at length prevailed ; and, willing to make a trial of her pretenfions, he gave her fome attendants, who conducted her to the French court, which at that time refided at Chinoru. The French court were probably fenfible of the weakntfs of her pretenfions j but... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 474 pages
...himfelf a convert to this vifionary: But he adopted at lad the fchemes of Joan ; and he gave her fome attendants , who conducted her to the French court, which at that time refided at Chinon. IT is' the bufmefs of hiftory to diftinguiih between the miraculous and the marvellous... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1797 - 414 pages
...importunities at length prevailed ; and, willing to make a trial of her pretenfions, he gave her fome attendants, who conducted her to the French court, which at that time refided at Chinon. The French court were probably fenfible of the weaknefs of her pretenfions; but... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1806 - 346 pages
...first with some neglect ; but her importunities at length prevailed ; . and, willing to make a trial of her pretensions, he gave her some attendants, who...declining fortunes. It was, therefore, given out, that Joan was actually inspired ; that she was able to discover the king among the number of his courtiers,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1808 - 342 pages
...at first with some neglect ; but her importunities at length prevailed ; and willing to make a trial of her pretensions, he gave her some attendants, who...declining fortunes. It was therefore given out, that Joan was actually inspired ; that she was able to discover the king among the number of his courtiers,... | |
| English literature - 1770 - 790 pages
...himfelf a convert to this vifionary ; but he adopted at lad the fchcme of Joan, and he gave her fome attendants, who conducted her to the French court, which at that time re* In! -ii at Chinon. It is the bufmefs of hi doty to diftinguilh between the mirofuleui and the tr.i-... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 332 pages
...first with some neglect ; but her importunities at length prevailed ; and, willing to make a trial of her pretensions, he gave her some attendants, who...French court were probably sensible of the weakness «f her pretensions ; but they were willing to make use of every artifice to support their declining... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 530 pages
...credulous age, was himself a convert to this visionary : But he adopted at last the schemes of Joan ; and he gave her some attendants, who conducted her to...French court, which at that time resided at Chinon. IT is the business of history to distinguish between the miraculous and the marvellous ; to reject... | |
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