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" But biography has often been allotted to writers, who seem very little acquainted with the nature of their task, or very negligent about the performance. They rarely afford any other account than might be collected from... "
James G. Blaine: A Study of His Life and Career, from the Standpoint of a ... - Page 20
by Theron Clark Crawford - 1893 - 628 pages
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pages
...p. 171.] character, which represents him as careful of his health, and negligent of his life. " But, biography has often been allotted to writers, who...preferments ; and have so little regard to the manners or behaviour of their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...personal character, which represents him as careful of his health, and negligent of his life. " But nt rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual. Sir, the danger of publick papers, but imagine themselves writing a life, when they exhibit a chronological scries of...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: An essay on the life and genius of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...his personal character which represents him as careful of his health, am negligent of hit life. But biography has often been allotted to writers who seem...chronological series of actions or preferments ; and so little regard the manners or behaviour of their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 pages
...personal character, which represents him аз cartfol of Ли health, and negligent of his life. But biography has often been allotted to writers who seem...very negligent about the performance. They rarely aflôrd any other account than might be collected from public papers, but imagine themselves writing...
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The Life and Writings of Samuel Johnson...

Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 334 pages
...his personal character which represents him as careful of his health and negligent of his life. But biography has often been allotted to writers who seem...their task, or very negligent about the performance. if y fj ely afford any other account than might be collected from public papers, but imagine themselves...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With and Essay on His Life ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 pages
...his personal character, which represents Kim as careful of his health, and negligent of Ws life. But biography has often been allotted to writers who seem...task, or very negligent about the performance. They rarelv afford any other account than might be collected from public papers, but imagine themselves...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 pages
...his personal character, which represent? him as carefat of his health, and negligent of ha life. But biography has often been allotted to writers who seem...task, or very negligent about the performance. They rarelv afford any other account than might be collected from public papers, but imagine themselves...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 624 pages
...his personal character which represents him as careful of hit health, ant negligent of his life. But biography has often been allotted to writers who seem...chronological series of actions or preferments ; and so little regard the manners or behaviour 01 their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D: Including A Journal of His Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Biography - 1846 - 602 pages
...personal character, which represents him as careful of his health, and negligent of his life. " But biography has often been allotted to writers, who...afford any other account than might be collected from puhlick papers, but imagine themselves writing a life, when they exhibit a chronological series of...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Their Tour to the Hebrides

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1848 - 1798 pages
...personal character, which represents him as careful of his health, and negligent of his life. " But biography has often been allotted to writers who seem...preferments ; and have so little regard to the manners or behaviour of their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation...
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