 ... more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied narrative, begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral.  Select British Classics - Page 371803Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1884 - 742 pages
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral. " There are, indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 574 pages
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral. " There are, indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1889 - 296 pages
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...narrative, begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral.3 1 " Citus modo, modo tardus incessus."—Cutilinn, ch. 15. a " We talked of biography. JOHNSON.—'... | |
 | James Boswell - English literature - 1890 - 568 pages
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. "There are, indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not... | |
 | Theron Clark Crawford - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1893 - 680 pages
...their heroes that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral." The writer desires to disclaim at the outset any intention to write a pretentious work. He wishes to... | |
 | Francis Seymour Stevenson - Biography - 1893 - 160 pages
...knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than by a formal and studied narrative, begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral. ... If a life be delayed till interest and envy are at an end, we may hope for impartiality, but must expect... | |
 | William J. Peddicord - 1900 - 214 pages
...respects we admire, "More knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of -his servants than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral." Hence the utility of such inspiring themes when our author's biographer shall take up the impartial... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1900 - 928 pages
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with "There are, indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 pages
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. " There are, indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 pages
...Langhorne's Translation. REPLY TO POSSIBLE OBJECTIONS 23 real character, by a short conversation with position that good brothers make good sisters. ' I...with your stay at home, as Juvenal with his friend' ' There are indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not... | |
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