 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 strani
...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 the Englim to be... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 strani
...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 the Er.glijh... | |
 | Donald MacNicol - 1779 - 392 strani
...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 is the laft... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 strani
...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 against... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 strani
...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 ought the Englifh... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 strani
...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 ought the Englifh... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 strani
...fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchc man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who docs not ' love Scotland better than truth ; he will always ' love it better than inquiry : and, if falihood flatters ' his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. * Neither ought the Englilh... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 458 strani
...fondnefb 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 -T and if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. Neither ought the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 258 strani
...fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchman muffc be a very fturdy moral! it who docs 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 detefl it. Neither ought the Englifh to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 strani
...fondness for their supposed ancestors. A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it...than inquiry : and if falsehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it, Neither ought the English to be much inr flutnced by Scotch... | |
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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. 
