 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 pages
...senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. J have often thought that there ha^ 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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pages
...conduct of kings or the conquest of empires. " I have often thought," remarks our great moralist, " that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful ;" * and indeed all that is wanting to render, any Bfe useful is, on the acquisition of facts, to draw... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...conduct of kings or the conquest of empires. " I have often thought," remarks our great moralist, " that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful ;" * and indeed all that is wanting to render any life useful is, on the acquisition of facts, to draw... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...conduct, of kings or the conquest of empires. " I have often thought," remarks our great moralist, " that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful;"* and indeed all that is wanting to render any life useful is, on the acquisition of facts, to draw such... | |
 | 1810 - 724 pages
...AKD CHARACTER OF COL. JOHN BAYARD. HAVE often thought," says the celebrated author of the Rambler, " 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... | |
 | 1810 - 722 pages
...CHARACTER OF COL. JOHN EAYABD. " A HAVE often thought," says the celebrated author of the Rambler, " 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...consultation of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. 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... | |
 | Alexander Henderson - 1810 - 382 pages
...all ought to imitate, is that to which all may attain. The writer therefore agrees with Dr. Johnson, "that there has " rarely passed a life of which a...judicious and " faithful narrative would not be useful:" and he is also of opinion, that the private lives of some persons, such as Mr. Stevens was, belong,... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...consultation of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...consultation of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. 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... | |
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I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful. 
