 | 1785 - 596 strani
...privacies, and difplay the minute details of daily life, where exterior appendages are caft aflde,and men excel each other only by prudence and by virtue. The account of Thuanus is, with great propriety, faid by it's author to have been written, that k might lay open to pofterity the private and familiar... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 strani
...privacies, and difplay the minute details of daily life, where exterior appendages arc caft afide, and men excel each other only by prudence and by virtue. The account of Thuanus is, with great propriety, faid by its author to have been written, that it might lay open to pofterity the private and familiar... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...privacies, and difplay the minute details of' daily life, where exterior appendages are caft afkie, and men excel each other only by prudence and by virtue. The account of Thuanus is, with great propriety, faid by its author to have been written, that it might lay open to pofterity the private and familiar... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 strani
...privacies, and difplay the minute details of daily life, where exterior appendages are caft afide, and men excel each other only by prudence and by virtue. The account of Thuanus is with great propriety faid by its authour to have been written, that it might lay open to pofteriry the private and familiar... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 strani
...privacies, and difplay the minute details of daily life, where exterior appendages are caft afide, and men excel each other only by prudence and by virtue. The account of Thuanus is, with great propriety, faid by its author to have been written, that it might lay open to pofterity the private and familiar... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 strani
...the thoughts into domestick privacies, and display the minute details of daily life, where exteriour appendages are cast aside, and men excel each other...account of Thuanus is with great propriety said by its authour to have been written, that it might lay open to posterity the private and familiar character... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 strani
...the thoughts into domestick privacies, and display the minute details of daily life, where exteriour appendages are cast aside, and men excel each other...account of Thuanus is with great propriety said by its authour to have been written, that it might lay open to posterity the private and familiar character... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 strani
...the thoughts into domestick. privacies, and display the minute details of daily life, where exteriour appendages are cast aside, and men excel each other...account of Thuanus is with great propriety said by its authour to have been written, that it might lay open to posterity the private and familiar character... | |
 | 1801 - 326 strani
...privacies, and difplay the minute details of daily life, where exterior appendages are caft afide, and men excel each other only by prudence and by virtue. The account of Thuanus is, with great propriety, faid by its author to have been written, that it might lay open to pofterity the private and familiar... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 strani
...privacies, and difplay the minute details of daily life, where exterior appendages are caft afide, and men excel each other only by prudence and by virtue. The account of Thuanus is, with great propriety, faid by its author to have been written, that it might lay open to pofterity the private and familiar... | |
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The business of the biographer is often to pass slightly over those performances and incidents which produce vulgar greatness, to lead the thoughts into domestick privacies, and display the minute details of daily life, where exterior appendages are cast... 
