 It is rarely well executed. They only who live with a man can write his life with any genuine exactness and discrimination ; and few people who have lived with a man know what to remark about him.  The Table Talk of John Selden - Pagina 146door John Selden - 1818 - 180 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pagina’s
...Mr. Thomas Warton, with whom we pafled a part of the evening. We talked or biography. — JOHNSON. " It is rarely well executed. They only who live with a man can write his life with any genuine exactnefs and difcrimination ; and few people who have lived with a man know what to remark about him.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pagina’s
...of want of attention, if he died at all by that book." Again recurring to biography, Johnfon faid, " It is rarely well executed. They only who live with a man can write his life with any genuine exactnefs and diferimination ; and few people who have lived with a man know what to remark about him.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pagina’s
...of Great Britain,' as the world had been taught •to expect; jmd hud formerly said to Mr. Bos\vell that he believed Campbell's disappointment, on account...few people who have lived with a man know what to rem.irk about him. The chaplain of a late Bishop, whom I was to assist in writing some memoirs of his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pagina’s
...Mr. Thomas Warton, with whom we passed a part of the evening. We talked of Biography. — JOHNSON. " It is rarely well executed. They only who live with...memoirs of his Lordship, could tell me scarcely any thing."3 I said, Mr. Robert Dodsley's life should be written, as he had been so much connected with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pagina’s
...Mr. Thomas Warton, with whom we passed a part of the evening. We talked of biography. — JOHNSON. " It is rarely well executed. They only who live with...any genuine exactness and discrimination ; and few VOL. it. HH people who have lived with a man know what to remark about him. The chaplain of a late... | |
 | James Field Stanfield - 1813 - 402 pagina’s
...his examination. Doctor Johnson remarks, that biography is rarely well executed. They only, he adds, who live with a man, can write his life with any genuine...exactness and discrimination ; and few people who live with a man know what to remark about him. * The chaplain of a deceased bishop, whom he was to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pagina’s
...We talked of biography.1 — Johnson. It is rarely w"ell executed. They only" who live with a mart, can write' his life with' any genuine exactness and...lived with a man, know what to, remark about him. The chaplin of ä late bishop; whom I was to assist in writing -some memoir« of his1 Lordship1, could... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pagina’s
...man's own making." At another time, he, Mr. Thomas Warton, and Boswell, talked of biography. JOHNSON. " It. is rarely well executed. They only who live with...of his lordship, could tell me scarcely any thing." BOSWELL. " Mr. Robert Dodsley's life should be written, as he was so much, connected with the wits... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pagina’s
...Warton, and Boswel], talked of biography. JOHNSON. " It is rarely well executed. They only who lire with a man can write his life with any genuine exactness...of his lordship, could tell me scarcely any thing." BOSWELL. " Mr. Robert Dodsley's life should be written, as he was so much connected with the wits of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pagina’s
...part of the evening. We talked of biography. — Johnson. It ь rarely well executed. They only «bo live with a man, can write his life with any genuine...lived with a man, know what to, remark about him. Thechaplio of a late bishop, whom I was to assist in writiog some memoir« of hi« Lordship, could... | |
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