 But these men attained literary eminence in spite of their weaknesses. Boswell attained it by reason of his weaknesses. If he had not been a great fool, he would never have been a great writer. Without all the qualities which made him the jest and the...  Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Pagina 32door Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1831 - 652 pagina’s
...was in society a mere simpleton. His blunders would not come in amiss among the stories of Hierocles. But these men attained literary eminence in spite...attained it by reason of his weaknesses. If he had iiot been a great fool, he would never have been a great writer. Without all the qualities which made... | |
 | 1832 - 428 pagina’s
...come in amiss among the stories of Hierocles. I >u Uhtise men attained literary eminence iir'spite of their weaknesses. Boswell attained it by reason...him the jest and the torment of those among whom he lived, — without the officiousness, the inquisitiveness, the effrontery, the toad-eating, the insensibility... | |
 | 1832 - 424 pagina’s
...was in society a mere simpleton. His blunders would not come in amiss among the stories of Hierocles. But these men attained literary eminence in spite...'attained it by reason of his weaknesses. If he had not beena great fool, he would never have been a great writer. Without all the qualities which made him... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pagina’s
...was in society a mere simpleton. His blunders would not come in amiss among the stories of Hierocles. indicated by any public measure. An intimate knowledge of the domestic history of nations is therefore lived — without the officiousness, the Inquisitiveness, the effrontery, the toad-eating, the insensibility... | |
 | 1849 - 1428 pagina’s
...that ever lived ; and he has beaten them all." Again ; after mentioning some distinguished writers : " But these men attained literary eminence in spite...great fool, he would never have been a great writer." And again ; " He had indeed a quick observation and a retentive memory. These qualities, if he had... | |
 | 1849 - 736 pagina’s
...that ever lived ; and he has beaten them all." Again ; after mentioning some distinguished writers : " But these men attained literary eminence in spite...weaknesses. If he had not been a great fool, he would петег have been a great writer." And again ; " He had indeed a quick observation and a retentive... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pagina’s
...was in society a mere simpleton. His blunders would not come in amiss among the stories of Hierocles. t a trembling 1m would never have been a great writer. Without all the qualities which made him the jest and the... | |
 | 1853 - 848 pagina’s
...fool, ho would never have been a great writer." This assertion he supports by such remarks as these : " Without all the qualities which made him the jest and the torment of those among whom he lived, without the officiousness, the inquisitiveness, the effrontery, the toad-eating, the insensibility... | |
 | 1855 - 654 pagina’s
...than Chesterfield — Boswell, the biographer of Johnson — Mr. Macaulay thus descants : " If Boswell had not been a great fool, he would never have been...him the jest and the torment of those among whom he lived, without the officiousness, the inquisitiveness, the effrontery, the toad-eating, the insensibility... | |
 | 1855 - 670 pagina’s
...than Chesterfield-—Boswcll, the biographer of Johnson—Mr. Macaulay thus descants: " If Boswell had not been a great fool, he would never have been...him the jest and the torment of those among whom he lived, without the officiousness, the inquisitiveness, the effrontery, the toad-eating, the insensibility... | |
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