Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger after his... Doctor Johnson: His Life, Works & Table Talk - Page 88de James Macaulay - 1884 - 156 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| 1817 - 650 pages
...sentence upon the noble author and his editor. Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a soundrel, for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality...had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left halfa-crown to a beggarly Scotchman, to draw the trigger after his d'eath !" Boswell'» Life of Johnson,... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pages
...a just indignation, and pronounced this memorable sentence upon the noble author and his editor : " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel,...Scotchman-, to draw the trigger after his death!" - " One day," says Boswell, " he read to us a dissertation which he was preparing for the press, entitled,... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...a just indignation, and pronounced this memorable sentence upon the noble anthor and his editor : " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel,...blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, becanse he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman,... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...with a jnst indignation, and pronounced this memorable sentence upon the noble author and his editor. "Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel for charging a blunderbnss against religion and morality ; a coward, becanse he had DO resolution to fire it off himself,... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 394 pages
...of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State. sentence upon the noble authour and his editor. " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel...beggarly Scotchman, to draw the trigger after his death !" Garrick, who I can attest from my own knowledge, had his mind seasoned with pious reverence, and... | |
| 1821 - 372 pages
...a just indignation, and pronounced this memorable sentence upon the noble author and his editor: " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward: a scoundrel,...beggarly Scotchman, to draw the trigger after his death !" " One day," says Boswell, " he read to us a dissertation which he was preparing for the press, entitled,... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 398 pages
...of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State. sentence upon the noble authour and his editor. " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward: a scoundrel...it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotch-, man, to draw the trigger after his death !" Garrick, who I can attest from my own knowledge,... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pages
...a just indignation, and pronounced this memorable sentence upon the noble authour and his editor. " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel...beggarly Scotchman, to draw the trigger after his death ! " Garrick, who I can attest from my own knowledge, had his mind seasoned with pious reverence, and... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...a just indignation, and pronounced this memorable sentence upon the noble authour and his editor. " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel...beggarly Scotchman, to draw the trigger after his death ! " Garrick, who I can attest from my own knowledge, had his mind seasoned with pious reverence, and... | |
| James Boswell - 1824 - 454 pages
...a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had no resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman, to draw he was Envoy to that court ; and though he could not boast of the graces, he was, in truth, a sensible,... | |
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