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" Life, he must represent- it really as it was :" and when I objected to the danger of telling that Parnell drank to excess, he said, that " it would produce an instructive caution to avoid drinking, when it was seen, that even the learning and genius of... "
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ... - Page 354
by James Boswell - 1821
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Dr. Johnson's table-talk: aphorisms [&c.] selected and arranged ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...occasion he ha.d K 2 maintained, that " If a man is to write A Panegyric he may keep vices out of sight; 1 but if he professes to write A Life he must represent it really as it was;" and when a person objected to the danger of telling that Parnell drank to excess, he said, that " it would produce...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...that "If a man isto write A Panegyric, he may keep vices out of sight: but if he profetice to write / Life, he must represent it really as it was ;" and when I objected to the danger of telling that Parné!) drank to excess, he said, that " it would produce an instructive caution to avoid drinking,...
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The Table Talk of John Selden

John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...himself in talk ; for on a former occasion he had. maintained, that " If a man is to write A Pane* gyric he may keep vices out of sight; but if he professes...Life he must represent it really as it was;" and when a person objected to the danger of telling that Parnell drank to excess, he said, that " it would produce...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...at Edinburgh, I well remember that Dr. Johnson maintained, that ' if a man is to write A Panegyric, he may keep vices out of sight ; but if he professes...excess, he said, that " it would produce an instructive cantion to avoid drinking, when it was seen, that even the learning and genins of Parnell could be...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...at Edinburgh, I well remember that Dr. Johnson maintained, that ' if a man is to write A Panegyric, he may keep vices out of sight ; but if he professes...and when I objected to the danger of telling that Paruell drank to excess, he said, that * it would produce an instructive cantion to avoid drinking,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...at Edinbiirgh, I well remember that Dr. Johnson maintained, that " If a man is to write A Panegyric, he may keep vices out of sight: but if he professes to write Л Life, he must represent it really as it was ;" and when I objected to the danger of telling that...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 3

James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...at Edinburgh, I well remember that Dr. Johnson maintained, that " If a man is to write A Panegyrick, he may keep vices out of sight ; but if he professes...Parnell drank to excess, he said, that " it would pro. duce an instructive caution to avoid drinking, when it was seen, that even the learning and genius...
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The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson: Comprising Opinions and Anecdotes of Life and ...

Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 pages
...himself in talk ; for on a former occasion he had maintained, that if a man is to write A Panegyric, he may keep vices out of sight ; but if he professes...he must represent it really as it was ;" and when a person objected to the danger of telling that Parnell drank to excess, he said, that " it would produce...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. With copious notes by Malone

James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...at Edinburgh, I well remember that Dr. Johnson maintained, that " If a man is to write A Panegyric, he may keep vices out of sight ; but if he professes to write A L'fe. he must represent it really as it was :" and when I objected to the danger of telling that Parnell...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...at Edinburgh, I well remember that Dr. Johnson maintained, that " If a man is to write A Panegyric, e kingdom. To prove this alarm to be false, was the Л Life, he must represent it really as it was :" and when I objected to the danger of telling that...
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