 ... like to continue, a mere heap of errors. On the contrary, where the copies of any author are numerous, though the various readings always increase in proportion, there the text, by an accurate collation of them made by skilful and judicious hands,...  Memoirs of Literature - Page 1651722Full view - About this book
 | Biography - 1762 - 668 pages
...centuries, thefe books dill arc, and *' are like to continue, a mere heap cf errors. On the con" trary, where the copies of any author are numerous, though...the text, by an accurate collation of them made by fkil" ful and judicious hands, is ever the more correct, and ** comes nearer to the true words of the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 570 pages
...two whole centuries, these books still are, and are like to continue, a mere heap of errors. On the contrary, where the copies of any author are numerous, though the various readings always increase in proportion, there the text, by an accurate collation of them, made by skilful and judicious... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 572 pages
...two whole centuries, these books still are, and are like to continue, a mere heap of errors. On the contrary, where the copies of any author are numerous, though the various readings always increase in proportion, there the text, by an accurate collation of them, made by skilful and judicious... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 530 pages
...for two whole centuries, those books still are and are like to continue a mere heap of errors. On the contrary, where the copies of any author are numerous, though the various readings always increase in proportion, there the text by an accurate collation of them made by skilful and judicious... | |
 | English literature - 1822 - 696 pages
...two whole centuries, those books still are, and *re like to continue a •mere heap of errors. On the contrary, where the copies of any .author are numerous, though the various readings always increase .in proportion ; there the text, by an accurate collation of them .made by skilful and judicious... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - Bible - 1825 - 854 pages
...two whole centuries, those books still are, and are likely to continue, a mere heap of errors. On the contrary, where the copies of any author are numerous, though the various readings always increase in proportion, there the text, by an accurate collation of them made by skilful and judicious... | |
 | John Samuel Thompson - Bible - 1826 - 292 pages
...two whole centuries, these books are still, and are likely to continue, a mere heap of errors. On the contrary, where the copies of any author are numerous, though the various readings alwaysincrease in proportion, there the text, by an accurate collation of them, made by skillful and... | |
 | Baptists - 1848 - 668 pages
...two whole centuries, those books still are, and are likely to continue, a mere heap of errors. On the contrary, where the copies of any author are numerous, though the various readings always increase in proportion, there the text, by an accurate collation of them made by skUful and judicious... | |
 | Richard Bentley - Classical poetry - 1838 - 574 pages
...two whole centuries, those books still are,* and are like to continue, a mere heap of errors. On the contrary, where the copies of any author are numerous, though the various readings always increase in proportion, there the text, by an accurate collation of them made by skilful and judicious... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - Bible - 1841 - 528 pages
...two whol centuries, those books still are, and are likely to continue, a mere heap 01 errors. On the contrary, where the copies of any author are numerous though the various readings always increase in proportion, there the text by an accurate collation of them made by skilful and judicious... | |
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