 | Samuel Johnson, William Alexander Clouston - 1875 - 346 pages
...us from the danger of lasting reproach, cannot be properly counted among our misfortunes. BIOQRAPHY. BIOGRAPHY is, of the various kinds of narrative writing,...read, and most easily applied to the purposes of life. Those parallel circumstances and kindred images, to which we readily conform our minds, are, above... | |
 | Cyril Church - 1883 - 854 pages
...social intercourse with him." Though, therefore, giving a biography which, Johnson himself has said, is "of the various kinds of narrative writing that...and most easily applied to the purposes of life," Mr. Hay allows others to paint the picture. In ray reduced photograph I shall do the same. Samuel Johnson,... | |
 | James Hay - 1884 - 400 pages
...assist others by his experience. — Rambler, No. 174. Biography is, of the various kinds of iograp y narrative writing, that which is most eagerly read, and most easily applied to the purposes of life. Births at all times bear the same proportion Births to the same number of people. — Life. October... | |
 | James Hay - 1884 - 376 pages
...by his experience. — Rambler, No. 174. Biography is, of the various kinds of Biography narratjve writing, that which is most eagerly read, and most easily applied to the purposes of life. Births at all times bear the same proportion > the October 26, 1769. Births to the same number of people.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 424 pages
...you may expect an account from, Sir, yours, ROBIN SPRITELY. Saturday, November 24, 1759. "DIOGRAPHY is, of the various kinds of narrative •*-' writing,...applied to the purposes of life.* In romances, when the wide field of possibility lies open to invention, the incidents may easily be made more numerous, the... | |
 | Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1889 - 524 pages
...like many another ancient haunt. "Biography", wrote Johnson just one hundred and thirty years ago, "is, of the various kinds of narrative writing that...and most easily applied to the purposes of life." The sage would hardly need to reconsider himself were he preparing a new edition of the Idler for the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1889 - 294 pages
...escaped so well. I am, Sir, yours, &c. ROBIN SPRITELY. '47 No. 84. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1 759BIOGRAPHY is, of the various kinds of narrative writing, that...most eagerly read, and most easily applied to the purpose of life.1 In romances, when the wild field of possibility lies open to invention, the incidents... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1889 - 316 pages
...have escaped so well. I am, Sir, yours, &c. ROBIN SPRITELV. No. 84. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, I7S9is, of the various kinds of narrative writing, that which...most eagerly read, and most easily applied to the purpose of life.1 In romances, when the wild field of possibility lies open to invention, the incidents... | |
 | Warren Richardson - 1892 - 354 pages
...DR. ZELL AND THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. CHAPTER I. FIRST EXPERIENCKS — CHILDHOOD AMONG THE PURITANS. "Biography is, of the various kinds of narrative writing,...read and most easily applied to the purposes of life. ... I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative... | |
 | Harko Gerrit de Maar - 1924 - 268 pages
...eighteenth century Samuel Johnson used it in this sense when he wrote : "In romance, when the wide field of possibility lies open to invention, the incidents may easily be made more numerous." 1) Since the beginning of the nineteenth century the adjective "romantic" has been contrasted with... | |
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NOVEMBER 24, 1759. .BIOGRAPHY is, of the various kinds of narrative writing, that which is most eagerly read, and most easily applied to the purposes of life. 
