 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 strani
...minute details of daily life, where exteriour appendages are cast aside, and men excel each other ony bv prudence and by virtue. The account of Thuanus is with great propriety said by ts authour to have been written, that it might lay open to posterity the private and amiliar character... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1835 - 354 strani
...hiographer to pass lightly over those performances and actions which produce vulgar greatness ; to lead the thoughts into domestic privacies, and display the minute details of daily life, where exterior appearances are laid aside." — Rambler, No. 60, vol. ii. reformed no evil habit ; my time has been... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 360 strani
...biographer to pass lightly over those performances and actions which produce vulgar greatness ; to lead the thoughts into domestic privacies, and display the minute details of daily life, where exterior appearances are laid aside." — Rambler, JS'o. 60, vol. ii. reformed no evil habit ; my time has been... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 526 strani
...biographer to pass lightly over those performances and actions which produce vulgar greatness ; to lead the thoughts into domestic privacies, and display the minute details of daily life, where exterior appearances are laid aside." — Rambler, Mo. 60, vol. ii. reformed no evil habit ; my time has been... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 strani
...to pass slightly over those perform anees and incidents, which produce vulgar greatness, to lead the thoughts into domestic privacies, and display the...minute details of daily life, where exterior appendages arc cast aside, and men excel each other only by prudence and by virtue. The account of Thuanus is,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 strani
...tfig£e_perform anees and incjdentiv»'llich produce* vulgar greatness,^ lead the thoughts into domeiffic privacies, and display the minute details of daily...where exterior appendages are cast aside, and men eicel each other only by prudence and by virtue. The account of Thuanus is, with great propriety, said... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 strani
...to pass slightly over those perform anees and incidents, which produce vulgar greatness, to lead the thoughts into domestic privacies, and display the...minute details of daily life, where exterior appendages arc cast aside, and men excel each other only by prudence and by virtue. The account of Thuanus is,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 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... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1848 - 906 strani
...biographer to pass lightly over those performances and actions which produce vulgar greatness ; to lead the thoughts into domestic privacies, and display the minute details of daily life, where exterior appearances are laid aside.' " Thus is Mr. Boswell acquitted of all treachery to the fame and memory... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 strani
...iijfcdj orer those performances and incidents »aieh produce vulgar greatness, to lead the thoughts uoo domestic privacies, and display the minute details of daily life, where exterior appendages are wt Bide, and men excel each other only by prudence and by virtue. The account of Thuanus *> nth great... | |
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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... 
