... 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 - Pagina 371803Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1750 - 228 pagina’s
...man's real character, by a fhort convcrfation with one of his fervants, than from a formal and ftudied narrative, begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condefcend to inform the world of particular fafls, they are not always fo happy as to feleft thofe... | |
| 1785 - 596 pagina’s
...man's real character, by a mort converfation with one of his (ervants, than from a formal and (tudied narrative, begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condefcend to inform the world of particular facts, they are not always fo happy as to feleft the mod... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...man's real character, by a fhort converfation with one of his fervants, than from a formal and fludied narrative, begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condefeend to inform the world of particular facts, they are not always fo hapT py as to felect the... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pagina’s
...by a fhort converfation with one of his fervants, than from a formal and ftudied narrative, be., gun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condefcend to inform the world of particular facts, they are not always fo happy as to felect the mofl... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pagina’s
...man's real character, by a fliort converfation with one of his fervants, than from a formal and ftudied narrative, begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. . If now and then they condefcend to inform the world of particular facts, they are not always fo happy as to felect the moft... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pagina’s
...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 - 1799 - 640 pagina’s
...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 - 1799 - 648 pagina’s
...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 - 1801 - 460 pagina’s
...man's real character, by a fhort converfation with one of his fervants, than froni a formal and ftudicd narrative, begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condefcend to inform the world of particular facts, they are not always fo happy as to felect the moft... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pagina’s
...man's real character, by a fhort converfation with one of his fervants, than from a formal and ftudied narrative, begun with his pedigree* and ended with his funeral* If now and then they condefcend to inform the world of particular facts, they are not always fo happy as to felect the moft... | |
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