 | Thomas Carlyle - German literature - 1839 - 466 pages
...personality,' ' indiscretion,' or worse, ' sanctities of private life,' &c. &c. How delicate, decent is English biography, bless its mealy mouth ! A Damocles'...verge of paralysis. Thus it has been said, ' there are no English lives worth reading except those of Players, who by the nature of the case have bidden... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1848 - 464 pages
...'personality,' ' indiscretion,' or worse, ' sanctities of private life,' &c. &c. How delicate, decent is English biography, bless its mealy mouth ! A Damocles'...verge of paralysis. Thus it has been said, ' there are no English lives worth reading except those of Players, who by the nature of the case have bidden... | |
 | 1881 - 686 pages
...personality," " indiscretion," or worse, "sanctitiesof private life," <fec., Arc. How delicate, decent is English biography, bless its mealy mouth]! A Damocles'...hangs for ever over the poor English life-writer, and reduces him to the verge of paralysis. The English biographer has long felt that if in writing... | |
 | James Anthony Froude - 1882 - 506 pages
..." personality," " indiscretion," or worse, " sanctities of private life," &c. How delicate, decent, is English biography, bless its mealy mouth ! A Damocles'...verge of paralysis. Thus it has been said, " There are no English lives worth reading, except those of players, who, -by the nature of the 1 Miscellanies,... | |
 | James Anthony Froude - Authors, Scottish - 1882 - 502 pages
..." personality," " indiscretion," or worse, " sanctities of private life," &c. How delicate, decent, is English biography, bless its mealy mouth ! A Damocles'...verge of paralysis. Thus it has been said, "There are no English lives worth reading, except those of players, who, by the nature of the 1 MiscsUanies,... | |
 | James Anthony Froude - Authors, English - 1882 - 598 pages
...decent, is English biography, bless its mealy mouth ! A Damoeles' sword of Respectability hangs forever over the poor English life-writer (as it does over...verge of paralysis. Thus it has been said, 'There are no English lives worth reading, except those of players, who, by the nature of the case, have bidden... | |
 | James Anthony Froude - Authors, English - 1882 - 812 pages
...hence "personality," "indiscretion," or worse, "sanctities of private life," &c. How delicate, decent, is English biography, bless its mealy mouth ! A Damocles'...English life-writer (as it does over poor English life iu general), and reduces him to the verge of paralysis. Thus it has been said, "There are no English... | |
 | James Anthony Froude - Authors, English - 1882 - 590 pages
...' personality,' ' indiscretion,' or worse 'sanctities of private life,' etc. How delicate, decent, is English biography, bless its mealy mouth ! A Damocles' sword of Respectability hangs forever over the poor English life-writer (as it does over poor English life in general), and reduces... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1883 - 88 pages
...personality,' ' indiscretion,' or worse, ' sanctities of private life,' etc. etc. How delicate, decent is English Biography, bless its mealy mouth ! A Damocles' sword of Respectability hangs forever over the poor English Life-writer (as it does over poor English Life in general), and reduces... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - English literature - 1884 - 494 pages
..."personality," " indiscretion," or worse, " sanctities of private life," &c. &c. How delicate, decent is English Biography, bless its mealy mouth! A Damocles' sword of Respectability hangs forever over the poor English Life-writer (as it does over poor English Life in general), and reduces... | |
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personality," " indiscretion," or worse, " sanctities of private life," etc. etc. How delicate, decent is English Biography, bless its mealy mouth ! A Damocles' sword of Respectability hangs for ever over the poor English Lifewriter (as it does over... 
