 Johnson having now explicitly avowed his opinion of Lord Chesterfield, did not refrain from expressing himself concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom: 'This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits; but, I find, he is only a wit among...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Сторінка 253автори: James Boswell - 1831Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | James Boswell - 1858 - 482 стор.
...instantly; was defensive. pride." This, as Dr. Adams well observed, was one of those happy turns 1 for which he was so remarkably ready. Johnson having...published, he observed, that " they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-master." ' 1 This, like all the rest of the affair, seems discoloured... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 496 стор.
...Johnson instantly; was defensive pride." This, as Dr. Adams well observed, was one of those happy turns' for which he was so remarkably ready. Johnson having...published, he observed, that " they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-master." * 1 This, like all the rest of the affair, seems discoloured... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 960 стор.
...instantly) was defettsive pride." This, as Dr. Adams well observed, was one of those happy turns ! it might have been. Who could have imagined that the...would be so prompt in quoting ííanprrtuii, who, I whore, and the manners of a dancing master." 3 The character of a "respectable Hottentot," in Lord... | |
 | Katherine Thomson - 1860 - 376 стор.
...happy turns, ' was defensive pride.' ' This man,' he afterwards said, referring to Chesterfield, ' I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords.' In revenge, Chesterfield in his Letters depicted Johnson, it is said, in the character of the 'respectable... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton - 1861 - 520 стор.
...his happy turns, " was defensive pride." " This man," he afterward said, referring to Chesterfield, " I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." In revenge, Chesterfield in his Letters depicted Johnson. it is said, in the character of the " respectable... | |
 | James Whiteside - 1862 - 100 стор.
...to describe Dr. Johnson under the character of a respectable Hottentot. But Johnson paid him off " This man," said he, '* I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." How he dealt with infidel books and their editors, may be learned from a single anecdote, which shows... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 стор.
...the best king, thou shalt find the best king of good fellows. King Henrg V. Act v. Se. 2. This man I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords. SAMUEL JOHNSON. A wit with dunces, aud a dunce with wits. POPE. Hunciad. Book iv. Line 92. Although... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1865 - 366 стор.
...patronised by the Peer, of whom it was afterwards said by the author of the dictionary, " This man. I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among, lords." In connexion with Mr. Andrew Millar, Messrs. Knapton, Messrs. Longman, and Mr. Hitch, Dodsley became... | |
 | James Whiteside - 1868 - 498 стор.
...meant to describe Dr. Johnson under the character of a respectable Hottentot. But Johnson paid him off. "This man," said he, " I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." How he dealt with infidel books and their editors, may be learned from a single anecdote, which shows... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 стор.
...! All sunk beneath the wave, Fast by their native shore. On the Loss of the Royal George. This man I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords. — SAMUEL JOHNSON. A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits. POPE. Dunciad. Booh iv. Line 92. Although... | |
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