 Tenderness, overpower his Fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an Act of Piety to hide the Faults or Failings of their Friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their Detection; we therefore see whole...  The Rambler - Page 140by Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 463 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 462 pages
...failings of their friends, evert when they can no longer suffer by their detection ; we therefore see whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick, and not to be known from one another, but by extriusick and casual circumstances. " Let me remember," says Hale, " when I find myself inclined to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 524 pages
...overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an act of piety to hide the faults or failings of their friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their detection ; we therefore see whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 368 pages
...overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an act of piety to hide the faults or failings of their friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their detection ; we therefore see whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 462 pages
...overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an act of piety to hide the faults or failings of their friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their detection ; we therefore see whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyric,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an act of piety to hide the faults or failings of their friends even when they can no longer tuffer by their detection ; we therefore see whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyric,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 462 pages
...overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an act of piety to hide the faults or failings of their friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their detection ; we therefore see whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 472 pages
...overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an act of piety to hide the faults or failings of their friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their detection ; we therefore see whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyric,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 468 pages
...overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an act of piety to hide the faults or failings of their friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their detection ; we therefore see whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyric,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 394 pages
...overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an act of piety to hide the faults or failings of their friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their detection ; we therefore see .whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an act of piety to hide the faults or failings of their friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their detection ; we therefore see whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick,... | |
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