 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 strani
...concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom : " This man (faid he) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but, I find, he is only a wit among Lords ! " And when his Letters to his natural fon were publifhed, he obferved, that " they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-mafter... | |
 | 1791 - 542 strani
...with pointed freedom : " This man (faid he) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but I find, fc« is only a wit among Lords !" And when his letters to his natural Ion were publilhed, he obferved, that " they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-mafterV... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 strani
...nobleman with pointed freedom : " This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but, \ find, he is only a wit among Lords !" And when his...teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing master." * The character of a " respectable Hottentot," in Lord Chesterfield's letters, has... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 strani
...concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom: 'This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits; but, I find, he is only a wit among Lords*!' And when his Letters to his humour ; but by no means reply in the same way ; which only shows that you are hurt, and publishes... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 strani
...concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom : ' This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but, I find, he is only a wit among Lords'!' And when his Letters to his humour; but by no means reply in the same way ; which only shows that you are hurt, and publishes the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 strani
...concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom : " This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but, I find, he is only a wit among Lords !"...of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-master." In 1736, he resumed his scheme of giving an edition of (shakspeare with notes. He issued proposals... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 strani
...nobleman with pointed freedom : 45. . '* This man (said he) 1 thought had been a Lord among wits ; but, 1 find, he is only a wit among Lords !"* And when his...of a whore, ' and the manners of a dancing-master." 9 The character of a " respectable Hottentot," in Lord Chesterfield's letters, has been generally understood... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 strani
...When the " Letters to his Son " appeared, many years afterwards, * he observed, with more justice, " they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing master." In disclaiming the fallacious patronage of Chesterfield, he has depreciated his polished... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 strani
...concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom : " This man (said he) I thought had been, a Lord among wits; but, I find, he is only a wit among Lords !" And when his letters to his natural snn were published, he observed, that " they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancingmaster."*... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 strani
...concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom: " This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits; but, I find, he is only a wit among Lords !" And when his letters to hie natural son were published, he observed, that " they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners... | |
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Johnson having now explicitly avowed his opinion of Lord Chesterfield, did not refrain from expressing himself concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom: 'This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits; but, I find, he is only a wit among... 
