 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 strani
...powerful preservative of the human frame. " He was prone to superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a. belief of the...vigorous reason examined the evidence with jealousy He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of High Chuixh. of England and' monarchical principles, which... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 strani
...display of argument and fancy in his talk. He was prone to superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous...vigorous reason examined the evidence with jealousy. He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high Church-of-England and monarchical principles, which he... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 strani
...display of argument and fancy in his talk. He was prone to superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous...vigorous reason examined the evidence with jealousy. He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high Church-ofEngland and monarchical principles, which he... | |
 | John Evans - 1807 - 318 strani
...but was carried as if in a balloon ! He wa* prone to superstition but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous...mysterious, his vigorous reason examined the evidence with 1ealousy. He was a sincere and zealous christian of high church of England, and monarchical principles,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 strani
...in pleasantry and sportive sallies. He was prone to superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous...weight to the sterling metal of his conversation. Lord Pembroke said once to me at Wilton, with a happy pleasantry, and some truth, that " Dr. Johnson's... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 strani
...superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and mysterious, his vigorous reason examined the evidence...weight to the sterling metal of his conversation. Lord Pembroke said o;ce to me at Wilton, with a happy pleasantry and some truth, that, " Dr. Johnson's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 484 strani
...in pleasantry and sportive sallies. He was prone to superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous,...person was large, robust, I may say approaching to the gig:intick, and grown unwieldy from corpulency. His countenance was naturally of the cast of an ancient... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 492 strani
...in pleasantry and sportive sallies. He was prone to superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous,...and a slow deliberate utterance, which no doubt gave ^ome additional weight to the sterling metal of his conversation.* His person was large, robust, I... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 strani
...displays of argument and fancy in his talk. He was prone to superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous...vigorous reason ^examined the evidence with jealousy. He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high church of England and monarchical principles, which he... | |
 | 1820 - 438 strani
...in pleasantry and sportive sallies. He was prone to superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous...weight to the sterling metal of his conversation. Lord Pembroke said once to me at Wilton, with a happy pleasantry and some truth, " Dr. Johnson's sayings... | |
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He was prone to superstition but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and the mysterious, his vigorous reason examined the evidence with jealousy. He had a loud voice and a slow deliberate utterance... 
