 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 308 pages
...senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. J have often thought that there ha^ rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful. For, not only every man has, in the mighty mass of the world, great numbers in the same condition with... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...is likewise, as enumerating the events of domestic life, and unfolding the result of circumstances to which we are all liable to be subjected, infinitely...application, no life, where sanity exists, has been destitute. " Biography," observes Dr. Kippis, " may be considered in two lights. It is very agreeable... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...is likewise, as enumerating the events of domestic life, and unfolding the result of circumstances to which we are all liable to be subjected, infinitely...;" * and indeed all that is wanting to render, any Bfe useful is, on the acquisition of facts, to draw such inferences as may render them applicable to... | |
 | Alexander Henderson - Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1810 - 382 pages
...all ought to imitate, is that to which all may attain. The writer therefore agrees with Dr. Johnson, "that there has " rarely passed a life of which a...and " faithful narrative would not be useful:" and he is also of opinion, that the private lives of some persons, such as Mr. Stevens was, belong, in... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...consultation of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful. For, not only every man has, in the mighty mass of the world, great numbers in the same, condition... | |
 | Religion - 1810 - 722 pages
...CHARACTER OF COL. JOHN EAYABD. " A HAVE often thought," says the celebrated author of the Rambler, " that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative, would not be useful. For not only every man has, in the mighty mass of the world, great numbers in the same condition with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...consultation of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful. For, not only every man has, in the mighty mass of the world, great numbers in the same condition with... | |
 | Religion - 1810 - 724 pages
...AKD CHARACTER OF COL. JOHN BAYARD. HAVE often thought," says the celebrated author of the Rambler, " that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative, would not be .useful. For not only every man has, in the mighty mass of the world, great numbers in the same condition with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...consultation of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful. For, not only every man has, in the mighty mass of the world, great numbers in the same condition with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 pages
...consultation of senates, the motions of armies, and the schemes of conspirators. I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful. For, not only every man has, in the mighty mass of the world, great numbers in the same condition with... | |
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I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful. 
