 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
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 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...from expressing himself concerning that nobleman with a pointed freedom. "This man," said he, " I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only... | |
 | Virgil McClure Harris - 1911 - 496 стор.
...that I did not mind what he said or wrote, and that I had done with him." And, he added, "This man, I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find, he is only a wit among lords." The letter follows : "To THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD "February 7, 1755. "My LORD,... | |
 | Francis Cotterell Hodgson - 1913 - 464 стор.
...with scorn Chesterfield's very complimentary notice of the Dictionary, saying, " I once thought he had been a lord among wits : but, I find, he is only a wit among lords." But Johnson's first and unprejudiced judgment was much the truer. Some of Chesterfield's essays in... | |
 | John Franklin Genung, Charles Lane Hanson - 1915 - 424 стор.
...set off character against character, mood against mood, scene against scene. 1. I thought this man had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords. 2. We are contented because we are happy, and not happy because we are contented. 3. " Better to reign... | |
 | Edwin Lillie Miller - 1920 - 134 стор.
...rivers wide. — MILTON. For we that live to please must please to live. — SAMUEL JOHNSON. This man, I thought, had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords. — SAMUEL JOHNSON. A climax is a kind of double or triple antithesis. In Greek, climax means "ladder."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1917 - 606 стор.
...observed, was one of those happy turns for which he was so remarkably ready. I7Ml JOHNSON VISITS OXFORD 67 Johnson having now explicitly avowed his opinion of...concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom: 'This man (said-fee) I thought-had been-«~Lord -among wits; but, I find, he is only a wit anooeg_Lords ! ' And... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1917 - 440 стор.
...they teach the morals of a , and the manners of a dancing-master," and of their author, " This man, I thought, had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." It was on the 7th of February 1735 that Johnson addressed to Chesterfield his terrible and celebrated... | |
 | Richard Lanning Sandwick - 1920 - 204 стор.
...and preserving parallel expression to make the contrast more apparent. Example: I thought this man had been a lord among wits; but I find he is only a wit among lords. In this sentence I find parallels / thought; and a wit among lords parallels a lord among wits. Here... | |
 | James Boswell - 1923 - 372 стор.
...so much exultation, "My Lord, "Your Lordship's most humble "Most obedient servant, "SAM. JOHNSON." Johnson having now explicitly avowed his opinion of...published, he observed, that "they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-master." Dr. Johnson's Pension 1762 The accession of George the... | |
 | Alfred Edward Newton - 1923 - 174 стор.
...it; till I am solitary and cannot impart it; till I am known and do not want it. I once thought him a Lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among Lords. The chief glory of a nation is its people, and to them I shall dedicate my work. Mr. BOSWELL. Mr. BOSWELL.... | |
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