 If a life be delayed till interest and envy are at an end, we may hope for impartiality, but must expect little intelligence; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind, such as soon escape the memory, and...  The Life of Charles Lever - xii. oldalszerző: William John Fitz-Patrick - 1879Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 604 oldal
...for impartiality, but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind, such...the memory, and are rarely transmitted by tradition. We know how few can pourtray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent and observable particularities,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 oldal
...for impartiality1,' but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind, such as soon escape the ine and are rarely transmitted by tradition. We how few can pouftray a living acquaintance, e by his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 oldal
...hope for impartiality, but must expect little intelligence; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind, such...the memory, and are rarely transmitted by tradition. We know how few can pourtray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent and observable particularities,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 oldal
...for impartiality, but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to a recondertt, auctaque promrrct. Addison was not so...He was born to write, converse, and live with eas We know how few can portray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent and observable particularities,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 oldal
...hope for impartiality, but must expect little intelligence; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind, such...the memory, and are rarely transmitted by tradition. We know how few can pourtray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent and observable particularities,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 oldal
...for impartiality, but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind, such...the memory, and are rarely transmitted by tradition. We know how few can portray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent and observable particularities,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 oldal
...for impartiality, but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind, such...the memory, and are rarely transmitted by tradition. We know how few can portray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent and observabl c particularities,... | |
 | Nicholas Carlisle - 1837 - 240 oldal
...for impartiality, but must expect little intelligence, — for the incidents which give excellence to Biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind, such...Memory, and are rarely transmitted by Tradition." Whilst, then, we have the satisfaction of the Artist's Presence, we are freed from all uncertainty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 334 oldal
...for impartiality, but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents •which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind, such...the memory and are rarely transmitted by tradition. We know how few can portray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent and observable particularities,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 oldal
...for impartiality, but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind, such as soon escape the memory, and aro rarely transmitted by tradition. We know how few can portray a living acquaintance, except by his... | |
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