 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pagina’s
...false information, or enable any man to conceive that so many groundless reports should be propogated as every man of eminence may hear of himself. Some...afterwards innocently diffused by successive relaters. He proceeds on examining passage after passage of this essay ; but we must pass over all these criticisms... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pagina’s
...information, or enable any man to conceive that so many groundless reports should be proVOL. II. K pagated, as every man of eminence may hear of himself. Some...which are afterwards innocently diffused by successive relaters."—"Had' .he lived (observes Mr. Boswell) to read what Sir John Hawkins and Mrs. Piozzi have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pagina’s
...as what they know ; some men of confused memories and habitual inaccuracy, ascribe to one man wMat belongs to another ; and some talk on, without thought...which are afterwards innocently diffused by successive relaters."9 Had he lived to read what Sir John Hawkins and Mrs. Piozzi have related concerning himself,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pagina’s
...the principal person concerned in that publication. C. ness of trusting too readily to information. Nothing but experience could evince the frequency...afterwards innocently diffused by successive relaters. He proceeds on examining passage after passage of • this essay ; but we must pass over all these... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pagina’s
...hint to this writer and all others, the danger and weakness of trusting too readily to information. Nothing but experience could evince the frequency...afterwards innocently diffused by successive relaters. He proceeds on examining passage after passage of this * In all the papers and criticisms Dr. Johnson,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 pagina’s
...hint to this writer and all others, the danger and weakness of trusting too readily to information. Nothing but experience could evince the frequency...afterwards innocently diffused by successive relaters. He proceeds on examining passage after passage of this essay ; but we must pass over ail these cri*... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 pagina’s
...hint to this writer and all others, the danger and weakness of trusting too readily to information. Nothing but experience could evince the frequency...afterwards innocently diffused by successive relaters. He proceeds on examining passage after passage of this essay ; but we must pass over all these cri*... | |
 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pagina’s
...confused memories and habitual inac- 1778. curacy, ascribe to one man what belongs to another ; ^""T^g and some talk on without thought or care. A few men...afterwards innocently diffused by successive relaters." 9 Had he lived to read what Sir John Hawkins and Mrs. Piozzi have related concerning himself, how much... | |
 | Mrs. Hoare (Louisa Gurney) - 1819 - 206 pagina’s
...Dr. Johnson observes, " Nothing but experience can evince the frequency of false information ; — some men relate what they think as what they know;...another, and some talk on without thought or care. . Accustom your ichildren, therefore, to a strict attention to truth; even in the most minute particulars... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pagina’s
...variations in narrative must happen a thousand times a day, if one is not perpetually watching." JOHNSON. " Well, Madam, and you ought to be perpetually watching....afterwards innocently diffused by successive relaters."* Had he lived to read what Sir John Hawkins and Mrs. Piozzi have related concerning himself, how much... | |
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Nothing but experience could evince the frequency of false information, or enable any man to conceive that so many groundless reports should be propagated, as every man of eminence may hear of himself. Some men relate what they think, as what they know... 
