 | Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 páginas
...overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There arc many who think it an zQ. of piety to hide the faults or failings of their friends, even wjien they can no longer fuffer by their dete&ion; we therefore fee whole ranks of characters adorned... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1784 - 372 páginas
...there is danger left his intertft, his fear, his gratitude, or his tendernefs, overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There....who think it an act of piety to hide the faults or tailings of itl\eir friends, even when they can no longer iufler by their detection ; we therefore... | |
 | 1785 - 596 páginas
...an an of piety to hide the i'aula or failings of their friends, even when they can no lonprr fuffcr by their detection ; we therefore fee whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick, and not to be known from one another, but by extrinGck and cafui! ciiciimilanccs.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 páginas
...there is danger left his intereft, his fear, his gratitude, or his tendernefs, overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There...therefore fee whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick, and not to be known from one another, but by extrinfick and cafual circumftances.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...there is danger left his intereft, his fear, his gratitude, or his tendernefs, overpower his ridelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There...therefore fee whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick, and not to be known from one another,. but by extrinfick and cafual circumftances.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 páginas
...there is danger left his intereft, his fear, his gratitude, or his tendernefs overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There...therefore fee 'whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick, and not to be known from one another but by extrinfick and cafual circumftances.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 páginas
...intereft, his fear, his gratitude, or his tendernefs overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to^conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an act...therefore fee whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick, and not to be known from one another but by extrinfick and cafual circumftances.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 páginas
...there is danger left his intereft, his fear, his gratitude, or his tendernefs, overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There...therefore fee whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick, and not to be known from one another, but by extrinfick and cafual circumftances.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 páginas
...there is dangcrlefthis intercft, his fear, his gratitude, or his tendernels, overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many wh» think it an aft of piety to hide the faults or failings of their 'friends, even when they can... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 páginas
...there is danger lest his interest, his fear, his gratitude, or his tenderness overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There...failings of their friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their detection ; we therefore see whole ranks of characters adorned with, uniform panegyrick,... | |
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If the Biographer writes from personal Knowledge, and makes haste to gratify the publick Curiosity, there is Danger lest his Interest, his Fear, his Gratitude, or his Tenderness, overpower his Fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There... 
