...to heaven ;" and Dr. Johnson says, "Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel for chaining a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward because he had not the courage to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger...

...other times its graphic humour conveyed a truth with telling effect. He said of Bolingbroke that " he was a scoundrel and a coward, — a scoundrel for...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 the trigger...

...they can do it no harm. The sarcastic fling of that old literary growler, Johnson, "that Bolingbroke was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel, for charging a blunderbuss against Christianity — a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, leaving half a crown...

...a lord among wits ; but I find he is only a wit among lords. Ibid. An. 1754. Sir, he (Bolingbroke) was a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel for charging...crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger at his death. Ibid. An. 1754. Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling...

...Johnson, indignant alike with Mallet and Bolingbroke, thus disposed of them. " Sir — Bolingbroke was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel for charging...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 the trigger...

...to a woman, is not to be avoided by the "( if she did give it.)" * " Sir, he " (Lord Bolingbroke) " was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel for charging...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 the trigger...

...who was a Scot When Boswell asked Johnson his opinion of Bolingbroke, the gruff oracle answered : " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel...blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward because be had no resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw...

...good listener." " Very much obliged to you, papa." " You will correct me, professor, if I stumble : ' Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward, — a scoundrel...beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger after his death.' " " Very accurately quoted, Mr. Langley." " Oh, papa," exclaimed Ismene, " look at the beautiful spires...

...debauchery and political immorality had failed to excite. Johnson's Baying on the occasion is well-known: ' Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel...had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger after his death.' The most noteworthy estimate...

...of these " wild and pernicious ravings under the name of philosophy" is well known : i *• Sir, be was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel for charging...a coward because he had not resolution to fire it o(T himself, but left half-a* crown to a beggarly Scotchman, to draw the trigger after his death."...