 | James Boswell - 1901 - 526 strani
...absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level dtrwn as far as themselves ; but they cannot bear 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 strani
...expect he would behave to me, were I a nobleman and he Sam. Johnson. Sir, there is one Mrs. Macaulay J < authour who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference to noblemen into whose company... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 626 strani
...celebrated female historian." From an engraving by Staincr REV. DR. JOSEPH WARTON (b. 1722, d. 1800) the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never...author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by showing no deference to noblemen into whose company he was admitted. JOHNSON : " Suppose a shoemaker... | |
 | Walter Jerrold - 1907 - 494 strani
...your footman ; I desire thr.t he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us.' I thus, sir, showed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has...them ; why not then have some people above them?" When the author of the " Dixonary " so disliked by the pupils of Miss Pinkerton's Academy for young... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1909 - 574 strani
...-citizen, your footman; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us.' Í thus, Sir, showed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has...author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by showing no deference to noblemen into whose company he was admitted. Johnson: " Suppose a shoemaker... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1909 - 572 strani
...levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level down JAMES BOSWELL as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling...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 Boswell - 1910 - 602 strani
...the manner of both gave dan, ^ jn duty bound, replied by com- therine Macaulay At Home to the Liyour footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down...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... | |
 | 1910 - 968 strani
...well-behaved citizen, your footman: I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with me!" He adds: "She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers...them; why not, then, have some people above them?" Sometimes these repartees, in anger or reprobation or in the fierce love of victory, grew actually... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 566 strani
...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...They would all have some people under them; why not [1640 then have some people above them?" I mentioned a certain author who disgusted me by his forwardness,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1922 - 352 strani
[ Prikaz vsebine te strani ni dovoljen ] | |
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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;... 
