 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 σελίδες
...ancients held so, is plain from this ; that Euripides, in his Hecuba, makes him the person to interpose'.' MONBODDO. 'The history of manners is the most valuable....use'.' BOSWELL. ' But in the course of general history, in the writing; neither of which can be said to change the genuine 'Journal. One of the best criticks... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 σελίδες
...the general ; nay, even harvest-sport, and the modes of ancient theft are described." terpose.*" — MONBODDO. " The history of manners is the most valuable....value on any other history." — JOHNSON. "Nor I; and there* fore I esteem biography, as givmg us what comes near to ourselves, what wecanturn to use." BOSWELL.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 492 σελίδες
...the general ; nay, even harvest-sport, and the modes of anci?nt theft are described." terpose."*— -MONBODDO. " The history of manners is the most valuable....degrees of humanity, and other particulars." —JOHNSON. " Yes ; but then you must take all the facts to get this ; and it is but a little you get." — ' MONBODDO.... | |
 | 1817 - 710 σελίδες
...more essential benefit ! in what study do we take a more lively interest, than in that which " gives us what comes near to ourselves, what we can turn to use?" The productions of the illustrious individual I have named would alone vindicate its claim; yet, with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 612 σελίδες
...ancients held so, is plain from this; that Euripides, in his Hecuba, makes him the person to interpose"." MONBODDO. " The history of manners is the most valuable....degrees of humanity, and other particulars." JOHNSON. "Yes; but then you must take all the facts to get this, and it is but a little you get." MONBODDO.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 σελίδες
...ancients held so, is plain from this ; that Euripides, in his Hecuba, makes him the person to interpose4." MONBODDO. " The history of manners is the most valuable....degrees of humanity, and other particulars." JOHNSON. " Yes; but then you must take all the facts to get this, and it is but a little you get." MONBODDO.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 σελίδες
...ancients held so, is plain from this ; that Euripides, in his Hecuba, makes him the person to interpose4." " Yes; but then you must take all the facts to get this, and it is but a little you get." MONBODDO.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 σελίδες
...ancients held so,"is plain from this ; that Euripides, in his Hecuba, makes him the person to interpose4." MONBODDO. " The history of manners is the most valuable....degrees of humanity, and other particulars." JOHNSON. "Yes; but then you must take all the facts to get this, and it is but a litUeyou get." MOKBODDO. "... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 σελίδες
...held so, is plain from this ; that Euripides, in his Hecuba, makes him the person to interpose." 3 MONBODDO. " The history of manners is the most valuable....comes near to ourselves, what we can turn to use." UOSWEI.L. " But in the course of general history we find manners. In wars, we see the dispositions... | |
 | James Boswell - 1851 - 410 σελίδες
...harvest-sport and the modes of ancient theft are described."— BOSWELL. him the person to interpose."* — MONBODDO: " The history of manners is the most valuable....of humanity, and other particulars." — JOHNSON: "Yes; hut then you must take all the facts to get this ; and it is but a little you get." — MONBODDO... | |
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But in the course of general history, we find manners. In wars, we see the dispositions of people, their degrees of humanity, and other particulars. 
