 Here was exemplified what Goldsmith said of him, with the aid of a very witty image from one of Gibber's Comedies: " There is no arguing with Johnson ; for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.  Boswell's Life of Johnson - Stran 511avtor: James Boswell - 1917 - 574 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 516 strani
...image from one of Gibber's Comedies, " There is no arguing with Johnfon i for if his piftol mifles fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.", — Another, when a gentleman of eminence in the literary world was violently cenfured for attacking people by anonymous... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799
...him in the witty words of one of Gibber's comedies : " There is no arguing with Johnson ; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it." He turned to the gentleman, " Well, Sir, go to Pominicetti,. and get thyself fumigated; but be sure... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 132 strani
...' There is no arguing with him,' said Goldsmith, alluding to a speech in one of Gibber's plays ; ' for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the but end of it.' He had accustomed himself to such accuracy in common conversation, that he at all times... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807
...what Goldsmith said of him, with the aid of a very witty image from one of Gibber's Comedies: " There is no arguing with Johnson : for if his pistol misses...newspapers; he, from the spirit of contradiction as J thought, took up his defence, and said, ' Come, come, this is not so terrible a crime; he means only... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807
...Goldsmith said of him, with the aid of a very witty image from one of (Jibber's Comedies : " There is no arguing with Johnson : for if his pistol misses...news-papers ; he, from the spirit of contradiction as 1 thought, took up his defence, and said, " Come, come, this is not so terrible a crime ; he means... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 460 strani
...saying in one of Gibber's comedies, which puts this part of his character in a strong light. — " There is no arguing with Johnson; for, if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the but end of it." WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6. After a sufficiency of sleep, we assembled at breakfast. We were... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807
...him in the witty words of one of Gibber's comedies : " There is no arguing with Johnson ; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it." He turned to the gentleman, " Well, Sir, go to Dominicetti, and get thyself fumigated ; but be sure... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807
...him in the witty words of one of Cibber's comedies : *' There is no arguing with Johnson ; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end ^BuT Dominicetti, and get thyself fumigated; but be sure »769. of it." He turned to the gentleman,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 155 strani
...conquest. " There is no arguing with him," said Goldsmith, alluding to a speech in one of Gibber's plays, " for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it." He had accustomed himself to such accuracy in common conversation, that he at all times delivered himself... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810
...saying in one of Gibber's comedies, which puts this part of his character in a strong light,—" There is no arguing with Johnson; for, if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the hut-end of it." Wednesday, 6th October. After a sufficiency of sleep, we assembled at breakfast. We... | |
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