Boswell's Life of Johnson: LifeClarendon Press, 1887 |
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... Whig . ' He used to say a man was a scoundrel that was afraid of any- thing . " Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is , " he said , " a scoundrel . " Johnson's Works ( 1787 ) , xi . 199 , 211. Mr. Croker points out ...
... Whig . ' He used to say a man was a scoundrel that was afraid of any- thing . " Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is , " he said , " a scoundrel . " Johnson's Works ( 1787 ) , xi . 199 , 211. Mr. Croker points out ...
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... Whig , and Whigs a Tory " . " 1 See ante , p . 58 . 2 Why his Lordship uses the epi- thet pleasantly , when speaking of a grave piece of reasoning , I cannot conceive . But different men have different notions of pleasantry . I happened ...
... Whig , and Whigs a Tory " . " 1 See ante , p . 58 . 2 Why his Lordship uses the epi- thet pleasantly , when speaking of a grave piece of reasoning , I cannot conceive . But different men have different notions of pleasantry . I happened ...
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... Whig friend , a violent argument with Dr. Taylor , as to the inclinations of the people of England at this time towards the Royal Family of Stuart . He grew so outrageous as to say , ' that , if England were fairly polled , the present ...
... Whig friend , a violent argument with Dr. Taylor , as to the inclinations of the people of England at this time towards the Royal Family of Stuart . He grew so outrageous as to say , ' that , if England were fairly polled , the present ...
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... Whig as Johnson was a Tory , was roused by this to a pitch of bellowing . He denied , loudly , what Johnson said ... Whigs could not have a contest between two rights . ' Dr. Taylor admitted , that if the question as to hereditary right ...
... Whig as Johnson was a Tory , was roused by this to a pitch of bellowing . He denied , loudly , what Johnson said ... Whigs could not have a contest between two rights . ' Dr. Taylor admitted , that if the question as to hereditary right ...
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... Whig nobleman . Mr. Burke's Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol , on the affairs of America , being mentioned , Johnson censured the composition I Very likely Mr. Langton . See ante , ii . 254 . 2 Two months earlier Johnson had complained ...
... Whig nobleman . Mr. Burke's Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol , on the affairs of America , being mentioned , Johnson censured the composition I Very likely Mr. Langton . See ante , ii . 254 . 2 Two months earlier Johnson had complained ...
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