 | 1714 - 430 strani
...found. fociety. Dr. Johnfon, indeed, is of opinion that " a Scotchman muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it," he fays, " better than inquiry : and, if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 strani
...feduced by their Jondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchman nrjit be a very fturdy moralil}, who does not love Scotland better than truth; he will always love it better than inquiry ; and if fa'fehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to de-left it. Neither ought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 strani
...feduced by their fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchman muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not love Scotland better than truth : he will always love it better than inquiry ; and if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to dete& it. Neither ought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 400 strani
...their fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchman muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does j not love Scotland better than truth; he will always love it better than inquiry : and if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. Neither ought... | |
 | Donald MacNicol - 1779 - 392 strani
...fed need by their fondnefs for their fuppofed anccftors. A Scotchman muft be a very 'fturdy moralift, who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than inquiry ; and, if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to deted it." As an impofture... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 strani
...time (ante, ii. 356) returns to Johnson's assertion that 'a Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than inquiry.' Works, ix. 1 16. 1 See ante, p. 44. ' A protest may be entered on the part of most Scotsmen... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 strani
...fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftprs. A Scotchman muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not Jove Scotland better than truth , he will always love it...influenced by Scotch authority ; for of the paft and prefent ftate of the whole Earfe nation, the Lowlanders are at leaft as ignorant as ourfelves. To be... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 strani
...feduced by their ' * fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchf man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not * love Scotland better than truth ; he will always ' love it better than inquiry : and, if falfhood flatters f his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it.' * Neither... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 strani
...feduced by their * fbndnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotch* man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not * love Scotland better than truth; he will always ' love it better than inquiry : and, if falfhood flatters * his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. c Neither... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 strani
...feduced by their ' fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchc man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not * love Scotland better than truth ; he will always ' love it better thar inquiry: and, if falfhood flatters ' his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it, * Neither... | |
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A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist, who does not love Scotland better than truth: he will always love it better than inquiry; and if falsehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. 
