 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...  Men of Mark in British Church History - Page 218by William Marshall - 1875 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 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... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 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 - Great Britain - 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... | |
 | Mary (Queen of Scots), Esq. Hugh Campbell - 1825 - 424 pages
...innocence of Mary is to bo rejected, half the in story of mankind must be rejected with it." WBITAKEK. " 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... | |
 | Mary (Queen of Scots) - Love-letters - 1825 - 64 pages
...Doctor of Laws concludes this head of misrepresentation, with Hume's notorious sarcasm : " A Scots Jacobite" who maintains the innocence of Queen Mary, must be considered, as beyond the reach of argument or reason. Mr. Tytler maintained the innocence of Mary, in the presence... | |
 | George Chalmers - Scotland - 1825 - 60 pages
...Doctor of Laws concludes this head of misrepresentation, with Hume's notorious sarcasm : " A Scots Jacobite" who maintains the innocence of Queen Mary, must be considered, as beyond the reach of argument or reason. Mr. Tytler maintained the innocence of Mary, in the presence... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - Great Britain - 1828 - 440 pages
...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 the massacre in 1641, and a Scotch Jacobite who maintains the innocence of queen Mary, must be considered as men... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Great Britain - 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... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Great Britain - 1842 - 360 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 massac/e in 1641 ; and a Scotch Jacobite, who maintains the innocence of Queen Mary. It is, however,... | |
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