| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 472 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, No. 60. THE RAMBLER. 388 in the mighty mass of the world? great numbers... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 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... | |
| James Ferguson - 1823 - 466 pages
...consultations 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... | |
| sir James Allan Park - 1825 - 160 pages
...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,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 538 pages
...consultation of senates, the motions 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 he useful. For, not only every man has, in the mighty mas* of the world, great numbers in the same... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 526 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 faithfnl narrative would not be useful. For, not only every man has, in the mighty mass of the world,... | |
| 1829 - 682 pages
...It was in the spirit of this reflection, that Doctor Johnson made that truly philosophical remark, that there has rarely passed a life, of which a judicious and authentic narrative would not be useful—a remark in which there is certainly more included than meets... | |
| William Henry Smyth - 1829 - 366 pages
...may serve as a beacon to all those who feel the glow of conscious worth. If Dr. Johnson be right, " that there has rarely passed a life, of which a judicious and authentic narrative would not be useful," it will be seen that Captain Beaver's is certainly not the... | |
| David Francis Bacon - 1833 - 630 pages
...bestowed them. . ,> • It is remarked by our celebrated moralist, Dr. Johnson, " That there has scarcely passed a life, of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not have been useful." If such a remark is generally applicable, much more is it appropriate to the subjects... | |
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