 | 1750 - 228 страници
...biography has often been allotted to writers who feem very little acquainted with the nature of their talk, or very negligent about the performance. They rarely...afford any other account than might be collected from public papers ; and imagine thcmfelves writing a life, when they exhibit a chronological fcries of... | |
 | 1785 - 596 страници
...biography has often been allotted to writers who feem very little acquainted with the nature of their talk, or very negligent about the performance. They rarely...might be collected from publick papers, but imagine themftlves writing a life when they exhibit a chronological feries of actions or preferments; and fo... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...been allotted to writers - ^who feem very little acquainted with the nature of • <•' - their tafk, or very negligent about the performance. "" They rarely...might be ~~ collected from publick papers, but imagine them . felves writing a life when they exhibit a chronologi^r cal feries of actions or preferments... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 страници
...biography has often been allotted to writers who feem very little acquainted with the nature of their tafk, or very negligent about the performance. They rarely...might be collected from publick papers,' but imagine themfelves writing a life when they exhibit a chronological feries of actions or preferments ; and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 страници
...has often been allotted to writers, who feem very little acquainted with the nature of their tafk, or very negligent about the performance. They rarely...might be collected from publick papers, but imagine themfelves writing a life, when they exhibit a chronological feries of actions or preferments ; and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 страници
...biography has often been allotted to writers who feem very little acquainted with the nature of their tafk, or very negligent about the performance. They rarely...might be collected from publick papers, but imagine themfelves writing a life when they exhibit a chronological feries of actions or preferments ; and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 страници
...his health, and negligent of his life. " But biography has often been allotted to writers, who seem very little acquainted with the nature of their task,...chronological series of actions or preferments ; and have so little regard to the manners or behaviour of their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 страници
...his health, and negligent of his life. ' But biography has often been allotted to writers, who seem very little acquainted with the nature of their task,...chronological series of actions or preferments; 'and have so little regard to the manners' or behaviour of their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 страници
...his health, and negligent of his life. ' But biography has often been allotted to writers, who seem very little acquainted with the nature of their task,...chronological series of actions or preferments; 'and have so little regard to the manners' or behaviour of their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 страници
...biography has often been allotted to writers who feem Very little acquainted with the nature of their tafk, or very negligent about the performance. They rarely...might be collected from publick papers, but imagine themfelves writing a fife when they exhibit a chronological feries of actions or preferments; and fo... | |
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But biography has often been allotted to writers, who seem very little acquainted with the nature of their task, or very negligent about the performance. 
