universal testimony

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The universal testimony from all the sources above mentioned, seems to be that in all the natural elements of wealth the whole of the northern part of the Peninsula abounds.

From Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings by Strickland, W. P. (William Peter)

In favor of the doctrine of Liberty, I next appeal to the direct, deliberate, and universal testimony of consciousness.

From Doctrine of the Will by Mahan, Asa

The universal testimony was that never in the history of the State had there been such order about the polling-places.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted

Skarlie was a person who was less transparent; according to universal testimony he had settled in this town merely to study the prevailing conditions and utilize them for his own benefit—"without competition and without control."

From Magnhild Dust by Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne

The universal testimony of the great, that fame itself is barren, is thrust aside as of small moment.

From The Spinster Book by Reed, Myrtle