...mere simpleton. His blunders would not come in amiss among the stories of Hierocles. But these men attained literary eminence in spite of their weaknesses....among whom he lived, without the officiousness, the inquisitiveuess, the effrontery, the toadeating, the insensibility to all reproof, he never could have...

...mere simpleton. His blunders would not come in amiss among the stories of Hierocles. But these men attained literary eminence in spite of their weaknesses....torment of those among whom he lived, without the ofticiousness, the inquisitiveness, the effrontery, the toad-eating, the insensibility to all reproof,.he...

...mere simpleton. His blunders would not come in amiss among the stories of Hierocles. But these men attained literary eminence in spite of their weaknesses....Without all the qualities which made him the jest aud the torment of those among whom he lived, without the ofiiciousness, the inquisitiveness, the effrontery,...

...expression that reminds us of the coarse familiarity of Swift. Thus, speaking of Boswell, he says — " If he had not been a great fool, he would never have been a great writer." So of Chatham, he says — "He was not invited to become a placeman, and he therefore stuck firmly...

...Elis blunders would not come in amiss among the stories of Hierocles. But these men attained iterary eminence in spite of their weaknesses. Boswell attained it by reason of his weaknesses. [f he had not been a great fool, he would never have been a great writer. Without all the qualities...

...mere simpleton. His blunders would not come in amiss among the stories of Hierocles. But these men attained literary eminence in spite of their weaknesses....torment of those among whom he lived, without the ofticiousness, the inquisitiveness, the effrontery, the t« ad-eating, the insensibility to all reproof,...

...tracing the excellence of his book to the badness of the author. Other men, we are told, have attained to literary eminence in spite of their weaknesses. Boswell...weaknesses. "If he had not been a great fool, he would not have been a great writer." " He had quick observation and a retentive memory. These qualities,...

...we are told, have attained to literary eminence in spite of their weaknesses. Boswell attained it ly reason of his weaknesses. " If he had not been a great fool, he would not have been a great writer." " He had quick observation and a retentive memory. These qualities,...

...mere simpleton. His blunders would not come in amiss among the stories of Hierocles. But these men pares the events of the protectorate with those of...it, the darkest and most disgraceful in the Knglish inquisitiveEes», the effrontery, the toad-eating, the insensibility to all reproof, he never could...

...mere simpleton. His blunders would not come in amiss among the stories of Hierocles. But these men attained literary eminence in spite of their weaknesses....been a great fool, he would never have been a great wriKr. Without all the qualities which made him the jest and the torment of those among whom he lived,...