... 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. Boswell's Life of Johnson - Stran 6avtor: James Boswell - 1901Celotni ogled - O knjigi
| 1803 - 290 strani
...heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation \\itii one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condescend to inform the world of particular facts, they are not always so happy... | |
| 1806 - 346 strani
...behaviour of their ierous, that more knowledge may be gained of a ipan's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied flatrative, begun with his pedigree, and ended with liis funeral. If now and then they condescend to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 strani
...behaviour of 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...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condescend to inform tjhe world of particular facts, they are not always so happy... | |
| 1810 - 464 strani
...behaviour of 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...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condescend to inform the world of particular facts, they are not always so happy... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 strani
...or behavior of 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...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condescend to inform the world of particular facts, they are not always so happy... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 346 strani
...heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a nu'n's real character, by a short conversation with o '= of his servants, than from a formal and studied narrative,...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condescend to inform the world of p^iticular facts, they are not always so h ippy... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 strani
...knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, thtin from a formal and studied narrative, begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condescend to inform the world of particular facts, they are not always so happy... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 352 strani
...behaviour of their heroes, tint more knowledge may be gained of a man,s real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condescend to inform tinworld of particular facts, they are not always so ha;^:}... | |
| John Mason Good - 1813 - 764 strani
...gained of a man's real character by a short cou\ elation with one of his servants, than from a lormal and studied narrative, begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral. It will be seen that we are decidedly partial to that species of historical composition which consists... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 462 strani
...behaviour of 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...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. If now and then they condescend to inform the world of particular facts, they are not always so happy... | |
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