 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
 | William Clark Russell - 1871 - 550 стор.
...good was given to him, and he was too humble ever to refuse the gift. — Horace Walpole. This man, I thought, had been a lord among wits ; but I find he is only a wit among lords. — Johnson. (His " Letters") teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-master. —... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1872 - 864 стор.
...good fellows. — Shakespeare, King Henry V. Act v. Sc. 2. This man (Chesterfield) I thought had beena lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords. — Boswell's Johnson, Vol. \\. p. 13. An. 1754. A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits. — Pope,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1873 - 620 стор.
...Johnson instantly, 'vas defensive pride.' This, as Dr. Adams well observed, was one of those happy turns for which he was so remarkably ready. Johnson having...natural son were published, he observed that ' they tench the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-master.'2 The character of a ' respectable... | |
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 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 стор.
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 | James Boswell - 1874 - 602 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."* The character of a " respectable Hottentot," in Lord... | |
 | Alexander Main - 1874 - 482 стор.
...as Chesterfield was concerned, ever after spoke his mind very freely about the courtly dissembler. "This man," said he, " I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords ! " That is magnificent. And when the nobleman's letters to his natural son were published, Johnson... | |
 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 стор.
...as Chesterfield was concerned, ever after spoke his mind very freely about the courtly dissembler. " This man," said he, "I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords ! " That is magnificent. And when the nobleman's letters to his natural son were published, Johnson... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 стор.
...the best king of good fellows. — Shakespeare, King Henry V. Act v. Sc. 2. This man (Chesterfield) I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords. — Boswell's Johnson, Vol. ii. /. 13. An. 1754. A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits. — Pope,... | |
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