| Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 strani
...writer of an epitaph (he observed) should not be considered as saying nothing but what is strictly true. Allowance must be made for some degree of exaggerated...In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath." At another time, when somebody endeavoured to argue in favour of the epitaph for Goldsmith's tablet... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 576 strani
...me." " The writer of an epitaph should not be considered as saving nothing but what is strictly true. Allowance must be made for some degree of exaggerated..."There is now less flogging in our great schools than furmerlv, but then less is learned there ; so that what the boys get at one end they lose at the other."... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 622 strani
...inscriptions a man is not upon oath." " T* here is now less flogging in our great schools than f'M-merly, I have ever read. Most specimens disgust, rather than prejudice us in favour of the work to fo 20« THE LIFE OF DA. JOHNSON. many minds pointing to one centre. Though few boys make their own exercises,... | |
| James Boswell - 1835 - 590 strani
...me." " The writer of an epitaph should not be considered as saving nothing but what is strictly true. Allowance must be made for some degree of exaggerated...learned there; so that what the boys get at one end ihey lose at the other." " More is learned in publick than in private schools, from, emulation; there... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1852 - 610 strani
...— " The writer of an epitaph should not be considered as saying nothing but what is strictly true; allowance must be made for some degree of exaggerated...In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath." We can scarcely yield assent to this, even from such high authority. The argument, taken at its full... | |
| 1852 - 1236 strani
...— " The writer of an epitaph should not be considered as saying nothing but what is strictly true ; allowance must be made for some degree of exaggerated...In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath." We can scarcely yield assent to this, even from such high authority. The argument, taken at its full... | |
| University magazine - 1852 - 790 strani
..." The writer of an epitaph should not lie considered as caving nothing but what is strictly true ; allowance must be made for some degree of exaggerated praise. In lapidary inscriptions a man и not upon oath." TVe can scarcely yield assent to this, even from such high authority. The argument,... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1861 - 406 strani
...: " The writer of an epitaph should not be considered as saying nothing but what is strictly true. Allowance must be made for some degree of exaggerated...In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath." Is he upon oath in narrating an anecdote ? or could he do more than swear to the best of his recollection... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1861 - 572 strani
...: " The writer of an epitaph should not be considered as saying nothing but what is strictly true. Allowance must be made for some degree of exaggerated...In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath." Is he upon oath in narrating an anecdote ? or could he do more than swear to the best of his recollection... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1861 - 410 strani
...: u The writer of an epitaph should not be considered as saying nothing but what is strictly true. Allowance must be made for some degree of exaggerated...In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath." Is he upon oath in narrating an anecdote ? or could he do more than swear to the best of his recollection... | |
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