 | Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 pages
...the end of time be by his writings preferved in admiration. THERE arc many invifible circumftances which", whether we read as enquiries after natural...moral knowledge, whether we intend to enlarge our fcicnce, or increafe our virtue, are more important than publick occurrences. Thus Salluft, the great... | |
 | James Boswell - Corsica - 1768 - 424 pages
...nature, when treating of biography, has this reflection. * There are many ' invifible circumftances which, whether we * read as enquiries after natural...« knowledge \ whether we intend to enlarge * our fcience, or increafe our virtue, are ' more important than publick occurrences. ' Thus Salluft, the... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...preserved in admiration. 'There are many invisible circumstances, which whether we read as enquirers after natural or moral knowledge, whether we intend...Thus Sallust, the great master of nature, has not forgot in his account of Catiline to remark, that his walk was now quick, and again slow, as an indication... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...preserved in admiration. ' There are many invisible circumstances, which whether we read as enquirers after natural or moral knowledge, whether we intend...Thus Sallust, the great master of nature, has not forgot in his account of Catiline to remark, that his walk was now quick, and again slow, as an indication... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...preserved in admiration. H There are many invisible circumstances, which whether we read as enquirers after natural or moral knowledge, whether we intend...Thus Sallust, the great master of nature, has not forgot in his account of Catiline to femark, that his walk was now quick, and again slow, as an indication... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 290 pages
...preserved in admiration. There are many invisible circumstances which, whether, we read as enquirers after natural or moral knowledge, whether we intend...science, or increase our virtue, are more important than public occurrences. Thus Sallust, the great master of nature, has not forgot, in his account of Cataliue,... | |
 | 1806 - 346 pages
...preserved in admiration. There are many invisible circumstances which, whether we read as inquirers after natural or moral knowledge, whether we intend...Thus Sallust, the great master of nature, has not forgot, in his account of Cataline, to remark, that his walk was now quick and again slow, as an indication... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...preserved in admiration. " There are many invisible circumstances, which whether we read as enquirers after natural or moral knowledge, whether we intend...Thus Sallust, the great master of nature, has not forgot in his account of Catiline to remark, that his walk was now quick, and again slow, as an indication... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 308 pages
...preserved in admiration. There are many invisible circumstances which, whether we read as inquirers after natural or moral knowledge, whether we intend...Thus Sallust, the great master of nature, has not forgot, in his account of Catiline, to remark that his walk was nuie quiclr, and again slow, as an... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...preserved in admiration. There are many invisible circumstances which, whether we read as inquirers after natural or moral knowledge, whether we intend...Thus Sallust, the great master of nature, has not forgot, in his account of Catiline, to remark that his walk was now guide, and again slow, as an indication... | |
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... occurrences. Thus Sallust, the great master of nature, has not forgot, in his account of Catiline, to remark that his walk was now quick, and again slow, as an indication of a mind revolving something with violent commotion. 
