History may be formed from permanent monuments and records ; but Lives can only be written from personal knowledge, which is growing every day less, and in a short time is lost for ever. What is known can seldom be immediately told; and when it might... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Strona 101autor: Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - Liczba stron: 254
...knowledge, which is growing every day lefs, and in a fhort time is loft for ever. What is known can feldom be immediately told; and when it might be told, it...known. The delicate features of the mind, the nice dilcriminations of character, and the 'minute peculiarities of conduit, are fcon obliterated, and it... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - Liczba stron: 484
...knowledge, which is growing every day lefs, and in a fhort time is loft for ever. What is known can feldom be immediately told ; and when it might be told, it...known. The delicate features of the mind, the nice difcriminations of character, and the minute peculiarities of conduct, are foon obliterated; and it... | |
| samuel johnson - 1781 - Liczba stron: 258
...knowledge, which is growing every day lefs, and in a fhort time is loft for ever. What is known can feldom be immediately told; and when it might be told, it...known. The delicate features of the mind, the nice difcriminations of character, and the minute peculiarities of conduit, are loon obliterated, and it... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - Liczba stron: 254
...lefs, and in a fhort time is loft for ever. What is known can. feldom be immediately told ; aud • when it might be told, it is no longer known. The delicate features of the mind, the nice difcriminations of character, and the minute peculiarities of conduit, are foon obliterated, and it... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - Liczba stron: 258
...fhort time is loft for ever. What is known' can.feldom be immediately told ; and when it might be toW, it is no longer known. The delicate features of the mind, the nice difcriminations of character, and the minute peculiarities of conduct, are foon obliterated, and it... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - Liczba stron: 476
...knowledge, which is growing every day lefs, and in a fhort time is loft for ever. What is known can feldom be immediately told ; and when it might be told, it is no fonger known. The The delicate features of the mind, the nice difcriminations of character, and the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1783 - Liczba stron: 456
...every day lefs, and in a fhort time is loft for ever. What is knowacan feldom be immediately told -t and when it might be told, it is no longer known. The delicate features of the mind, the nice difcriminations of character, and the minute peculiarities of conduct, are foon obliterated; and it... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1783 - Liczba stron: 484
...Icnowledge, which is growing every day lefs, and in a fhort time is loft for ever. What is known can feldom be immediately told ; and when it might be told, it is no longer known, ' . - The The delicate features of the mind, the nice difcriminations of character, and the minute peculiarities... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - Liczba stron: 444
...knowledge, which is growing every day Icfs, and in a fhort time is loft for ever. What is known can feldom be immediately told ; and when it might be told, it...known. The delicate features of the mind, the nice difcriminations of character, and the minute peculiarities of conduct, are foon obliterated ; and it... | |
| 1792 - Liczba stron: 638
...fhort time is loft for ever. What is known can fefdom be immediately told ; and when it might be toki it is no longer known: the delicate features of the mind, the nice difcriminations of charafter, and the minute peculiarities of conduct, are foon obliterated ; and better... | |
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