 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...kind, such as soon escape the memory, 'and are transmitted 2 by tradition. We know how few can pourtray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent...of copies will lose all resemblance of the original V I am fully aware of the objections which may be made to the minuteness on some occasions of my detail... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...kind, such as soon escape the memory, "and are transmitted8 by tradition. We know how few can pourtray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent...of copies will lose all resemblance of the original *.' I am fully aware of the objections which may be made to the minuteness on some occasions of my... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...observable particularities, f nd the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be easily imagined bow much of this little knowledge may be lost in imparting...succession of copies will lose all resemblance of the original."6 I am fully aware of the objections which may be made to the minuteness on some occasions... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 290 pages
...acquaintance, except -by his most prominent and observable particularities, and the grosser features °f his mind ; and it may be easily imagined how much...this little knowledge may be lost in imparting it, >cL. ii. . n and how scon a succession of copies will lose all re•emblance of the original. If the... | |
 | 1806 - 346 pages
...acquaintance, except by his most prominent and observable particularities, and the grosser feature* of his mind ; and it may be easily imagined how much...little knowledge may be lost in imparting it, and how soon^a succession of copies will lose all resemblance .of the original. If the biographer writes from... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...such as soon escape the memory, and are rarely transmitted by tradition. We know how few can pourtray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent...copies will lose all resemblance of the original." 6 I am fully aware of the objections which may be: made to the minuteness on some occasions of my detail... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 308 pages
...such as soon escape the memory, and are rarely transmitted by tradition. We know how few can pourtray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent...the biographer writes from personal knowledge, and make* haste to gratify the publick curiosity, there is danger lest his interest, his fear, his gratitude,... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...such as soon escape the memory, and are rarely transmitted by tradition. We know how few can portray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent...personal knowledge, and makes haste to gratify the publick curiosity, there is danger lest his interest, his fear, his gratitude, or his tenderness, overpower... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...soon escape the memory, and are rarely transmitted by tradition. We know how few can portray a livirig acquaintance, except by his most prominent and observable...personal knowledge, and makes haste to gratify the publick curiosity, there is danger lest his interest, his fear, his gratitude, or his tenderness, overpower... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...such as soon escape the memory, and are rarely transmitted by tradition. We know how few can portray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent...haste to gratify the public curiosity, there is danger lest his interest, his fear, his gratitude, or his tenderness, overpower his fidelity, and tempt him... | |
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... till interest and envy are at an end, we may hope for impartiality, but must expect little intelligence; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind, such as soon escape the memory, and are rarely transmitted... 
