 It is rarely well executed. They only who live with a man can write his life with any genuine exactness and discrimination ; and few people who have lived with a man know what to remark about him.  The Table Talk of John Selden - Page 146by John Selden - 1818 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 542 pages
...Mr. Thomas Warton, with whom he passed a part of the evening. We talked of biography. — JOHNSON. " It is rarely well executed. They only who live with...exactness and discrimination ; and few people who hare lived with a man know what to remark about him. The chaplain of a late Bishop, whom I was to assist... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...Mr. Thomas Warton, with whom we passed apart of the evening. We talked of biography. — JOHNSON. " It is rarely well executed. They only who live with...of his Lordship, could tell me scarcely any thing." ' I said. Mr. Robert Dodsley's life should be written, as he had been so much connected with the wits... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...Mr. Thomas Warton^with whom we passed a part of the evening. We talked of biography. — JOHNSON. " It is rarely well executed. They only who live with...of his Lordship, could tell me scarcely any thing." ' I said, Mr. Robert Dodsley's life should be written, as he had been so much connected with the wits... | |
 | 1821 - 372 pages
...making." At another time, he, Mr. Thomas Warton, and Boswell, talked of biography. JOHNSON. " It if rarely well executed.' They only who live with a man...with any genuine exactness and discrimination; and fuw people who hare lived with a man know what to remark about him. The chaplain of a late bishop,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 480 pages
...Mr. Thomas Wai-ton, with whom we passed a part of the evening. We talked of Biography. —JOHNSON. " It is rarely well executed. They only who live with...of his Lordship, could tell me scarcely any thing." 3 I said, Mr. Robert Dodsley's life should be written, as he had been so much connected with the wits... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 472 pages
...Mr. Thomas Warton, with whom we passed a part of the evening. We talked of Biography. — JOHNSON. " It is rarely well executed. They only who live with...of his Lordship, could tell me scarcely any thing." 3 I said, Mr. Robert Dodsley's -life should be written, as he had been so much connected with the wits... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 430 pages
...Mr. Thomas Warton, with whom we passed a part of the evening. We talked of biography. — JOHNSON. " It is rarely well executed. They only who live with...memoirs of his lordship, could tell me scarcely any thing2." I said, Mr. Robert Dodsley's life should be written, as he had been so much connected with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...Mr. Thomas Warton, with whom we passed a part of the evening. We talked of biography. — JOHNSON i "It is rarely well executed. They only who live with...remark about him. The chaplain of a late Bishop, whom 1 was to assist in writing some memoirs of his Lordship, could tell me scarcely any thing."* I said,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 690 pages
...me to Mr. Thomas Warton, with whom we passed a part of the evening. We talked of biography. JOHNSON. "It is rarely well executed. They only who live with...of his lordship, could tell me scarcely any thing V I said, Mr. Robert Dodsley's life should be written, as he had been so much connected with the wits... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 586 pages
...to Mr. Thomas Warton, with whom we passed a part of the evening. We talked of biography. JOHNSON. " It is rarely well executed. They only who live with...know what to remark about him. The chaplain of a late bishop2, whom I was to assist in writing some memoirs of his lordship, could tell me scarcely any thing3."... | |
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