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 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1906 - 340 páginas
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...with his pedigree and ended with his funeral. ... If a life be delayed till interest and envy are at an end, we may hope for impartiality, but must expect... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1909 - 562 páginas
...a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and 20 studied narrative, begun with his pedigree, and ended...to select the most important. I know not well what 25 advantage posterity can receive from the only circumstance by which Tickell has distinguished Addison... | |
 | Oscar W. Firkins - 1920 - 272 páginas
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. There are indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not likely... | |
 | Joseph Bucklin Bishop - 1922 - 346 páginas
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral." Mindful of this dictum I paid a visit in Baltimore, during the preparation of this work, to the ex-slave,... | |
 | 1924 - 84 páginas
...Boswell observes " More knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral." The reminiscences contained in this pamphlet originally formed part of a volume of some five hundred... | |
 | George William McClelland - 1925 - 1180 páginas
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. "There are indeed, some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not... | |
 | Pieter Cornelis Schoonees - 1927 - 400 páginas
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man' s real character by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied narrative begun u'ith his pedigree and ended with his funeral." 2) Wanneer die skrywer sy boustof omwerk tot 'n gebou,... | |
 | Logan Pearsall Smith - 1928 - 280 páginas
...Johnson, B, III, 1 6. MORE knowledge may be gained of a man's real charafter, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral. Ibid., R, No. 60. IF nothing but the bright side of characters should be shown, we should sit down... | |
 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1906 - 304 páginas
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...with his pedigree and ended with his funeral. ... If a life be delayed till interest and envy are at an end, we may hope for impartiality, but must expect... | |
 | Ruth Morse - 1991 - 336 páginas
...their heroes, that more knowledge may be gained of a man's real character, by a short conversation with one of his servants, than from a formal and studied...begun with his pedigree, and ended with his funeral'. This stress on empathy, as we would now call it, on feeling with the character we read about (or sec... | |
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