 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 sivua
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. "There are, indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 sivua
...heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with mi' enicMU. WHEN Socrates was building himself a house...that observed the littleness of the design, why a arc not always so happy as to select the most important. I know not well what advantage posterity can... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 sivua
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. " There are, indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 sivua
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with I had been to see Johnson 2 ride upon three horses,...Such a man, sir, should be encouraged; for his perf " There are, indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli, Jsaac D'Jsraeli - 1835 - 524 sivua
...papers to a defence of anecdotes, and expresses himself thus on certain collectors of anecdotes : ' They are not always so happy as to select the most important. I know not well what idvantage posterity can receive from the only circumstance by which Tickcll has distinguished Addism... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 sivua
...knowledge may be gained of a man's roaTcharacter, by a short conversation with one of liis servant«, than from a formal and studied narrative, begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funerat. If now and then they condescend to inform the world of particular facts, they are not always... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 sivua
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. " There are, indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are oflen written by such as were not... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1846 - 530 sivua
...papers to a defence of anecdotes, and expresses himself thus on certain collectors of anecdotes : ' They are not always so happy as to select the most important. I know not well what advanlaje posterity can receive from the only circumstance bv which Tickell has distinguished Adduo*... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 sivua
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral. " There are, indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not... | |
 | Historical Society of Pennsylvania - 1853 - 472 sivua
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be learned of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral." We have our sympathies with the private life of great men, because " there is scarcely any possibility... | |
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... more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied narrative, begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral. 
