 | Jakob Olaus Løkke - 1875 - 556 strani
...wellbehaved fellow-citizen, your footman; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us'. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers...them; why not then have some people above them?« 4. An animated debate took place whether Martinelli should continue his History of England to the present... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 346 strani
...fellow-citizen, your footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us.' I thus, sir, showed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She ....author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by showing no deference to noblemen into whose company he was admitted. Johnson: "Suppose a shoemaker... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 348 strani
...since. Sir, your levellers wish to level dowti as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling itp to themselves. They would all have some people under...author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by showing no deference to noblemen into whose company he was admitted. Johnson: "Suppose a shoemaker... | |
 | William Davenport Adams - 1881 - 404 strani
...sayings was afterwards repeated almost word for word by Dr. Johnson. "Sir," said the latter to Boswell, "your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves,...under them ; why not then have some people above them ?" "This," says Selden, " is the juggling trick of the Parity, they would have nobody above them, but... | |
 | 1856 - 638 strani
[ Prikaz vsebine te strani ni dovoljen ] | |
 | James Hay - 1884 - 400 strani
...do much, even where there is a necessity of doing something. — Letter to Barette. June 10, 1761. Levellers wish to level down as far as themselves;...under them ; why not then have some people above them? — Life. July 20, 1763. Detestation It is the peculiar condition of falsehood to Li°is be equally... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 742 strani
...since. Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves ; but they cannot bear levelling /// to themselves. They would all have some people under...author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by showing no deference to noblemen into whose company he was admitted. JOHNSON. " Suppose a shoemaker... | |
 | James Macaulay - 1884 - 164 strani
...fellowcitizen ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine at table with us.' I thus, sir, showed the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never...but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves." * PLAYERS. A LTHOUGH Johnson had great "^ regard for Garrick personally, he often spoke with contempt... | |
 | James Boswell - 1885 - 490 strani
...the same personage who afterwards made herself so much known as "the celebrated female historian." a very grave countenance, and said to her, ' Madam,...have some people above them ?" I mentioned a certain authour who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference to noblemen into whose company... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 576 strani
...establish a popular parity in the state, " Do thou," says he, " begin it first in thine own family." ' I thus, Sir, shewed her the absurdity of the levelling...have some people above them ?' I mentioned a certain authour who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference to noblemen into whose company... | |
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I am now become a convert to your way of thinking. I am convinced that all mankind are upon an equal footing; and to give you an unquestionable proof, Madam, that I am in earnest, here is a very sensible, civil, well-behaved fellowcitizen, your footman;... 
