I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful ; for not only every man has, in the mighty mass of the world, great numbers in the same condition with himself, to whom his mistakes... Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnsonпо Samuel Johnson, George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1888 - 323 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
| Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 306 страници
...descend below the consultations of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. . * I have often thought that there has rarely passed...narrative ••would not be useful. For, not only every-mari has, in the mighty mass of the world, great numbers in the same condition with himself,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 462 страници
...descend below the consultation of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. I have often thought that there has rarely passed...with himself, to whom his mistakes and miscarriages, miscarriages, escapes and expedients, would be of immediate and apparent use ; but there is such an... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 468 страници
...descend below the consultation of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. I have often thought that there has rarely passed...would not be useful. For, not only every man has, No. 60. THE RAMBLER. 38 S in the mighty mass of the world> great numbers in the same condition with... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 472 страници
...descend below the consultation of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. I have often thought that there has rarely passed...would not be useful. For, not only every man has, No. 60. THE RAMBLER. 388 in the mighty mass of the world? great numbers in the same condition with... | |
| Peter Armstrong Whittle - 1821 - 1042 страници
...Barrister, will come under the head of living characters. LIVING BIOGRAPHY. 'VITIIS NEMO SINE NASCITUR. We have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a faithful and judicious history would not be useful to the community. The acts of such as have distinguished... | |
| James Ferguson - 1823 - 466 страници
...descend below the consultations of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. / I have often thought that there has rarely passed...of immediate and apparent use ; but there is such a uniformity in the state of man, considered apart from adventitious and separable decorations and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 478 страници
...descend below the consultation of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. I have often thought that there has rarely passed...useful. For, not only every man has, in the mighty in ass of the world, great numbers in the same condition with himself, to whom his mistakes and miscarriages,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 530 страници
...imagined themselves to be the only Ridicules in the world. " Not only every man," observes the Rambler, " has in the mighty mass of the world great numbers...and expedients, would be of immediate and apparent nse ; but there is such an uniformity in the state of man, considered apart from adventitious and separable... | |
| George Bull (bp. of St. David's.) - 1825 - 340 страници
...Translation 297 There has scarcely passed a life, of which ajudiciou* and faithful narrative would not he useful. For not only every man has, in the mighty...same condition with himself, to whom his mistakes and mis -carriages, escapes and expedients, would be of immediate and apparent use ; but there is such... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 538 страници
...neur descend below the consultation of senates, the motions armies, and the schemes of conspirators. I have often thought that there has rarely passed...which a judicious and faithful narrative would not he useful. For, not only every man has, in the mighty mas* of the world, great numbers in the same... | |
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