...day of the battle of Plauea rain fell on the spot of ground where the city of New- York now stands, will neither deserve nor obtain credit, because he...sufficient positive evidence : thus -the canal dug by the order of Xerxea across the promontory of Athos, and the sailing of the Persian fleet through it,...

...day of the battle of Platsca rain fell on the spot of ground where the city of New- York now stands, will neither deserve nor obtain credit, because he...sufficient positive evidence : thus the canal dug by the order of Xen.es across the promontory of Athos, and the sailing of the Persian fleet through it,...

...day of the battle of Plataea rain fell or the spot of ground where the city of New- York now stands, will neither deserve nor obtain credit, because he can have had no means oi positive knowledge ; though the statement .not in tho slightest degree improbable. On the other...

...establish the truth of an unattested statement, on the other hand, " statements in themselves highly improbable may well deserve belief, provided they be supported by sufficient positive evidence." (Hist, of Greece, I. 571.) There are two heads of inquiry which appear to me specially deserving of...

...day of the battle of Plat<ea rain fell on the spot of ground where the city of New York now stands, will neither deserve nor obtain credit, because he...statement is not in the slightest degree improbable." The historian furthermore remarks, that popular " belief is of little or no evidentiary value, and...

...day of the battle of Platsea, rain fell on the spot of ground where the city of New York now stands, will neither deserve nor obtain credit, because he...statements in themselves very improbable may well deservt belief, provided they be supported by sufficient positive evidence ; thus the canal dug by...

...where the city of New York now stands, will neither deserve nor obtain credit, because he can have no means of positive knowledge ; though the statement...sufficient positive evidence. Thus the canal dug by Xerxes across the promontory of Mount Athos, and the sailing of the Persian fleet through it, is a...

...day of the battle of Platsea rain fell on the spot of ground where the city of New York now stands, will neither deserve nor obtain credit, because he can have had no means of positive knowledge; thongh the statement is not in the slightest degree improbable. On the other hand, statements in themselves...