 | James Boswell - 1835 - 456 strani
...belief of the marvellous and the mysterious, his vigorous reason examined the evidence with jealousy. He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high Church...which he would not tamely suffer to be questioned ; and had, perhaps, at an early period, narrowed his mind somewhat too much, both as to religion and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 strani
...figure and manner are, I believe, more genera'ly known than those of almost any man; yet it may not be superfluous here to attempt a sketch of him. Let my...monarchical principles, which he would not tamely sutler to be questioned; steady and inflexible in maintaining the obligations of piety and virtue,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 strani
...He was, however, so polite as to wave his privilege of nil mihi rescribas, and wrote from Edinburgh ngs to pass without censure. JOHKSON. " Sir, it is...present family on the throne come to the crown against ques. tioned ; steady and inflexible in maintaining th< as follows ' — — obligations of piety and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1851 - 322 strani
...belief of the marvellous and the mysterious, his vigorous reason examined the evidence with jealousy. He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high Church...which he would not tamely suffer to be questioned ; and had, perhaps, at an early period, narrowed his mind somewhat too much, both as to religion and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 434 strani
...believe, more generally known than those of almost any man; yet it may not be superfluous here to _ attempt a sketch of him. Let my readers, then, remember...both from a regard to the order of society and from aveneration for the great source of all order ; correct, nay stern in nis• taste; hard to please... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 950 strani
...figure and manner, are, I believe, more generally known than those of almost any man ; yet it may not be superfluous here to attempt a sketch of him. Let my...suffer to be questioned ; steady and inflexible in maintainiug the obligations of piety and virtue, both from a regard to the order of society, and from... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 192 strani
...examined the evidence with jealousy. He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high Church-of-England and monarchical principles, which he would not tamely suffer to be questioned ; and had perhaps, at an early period, narrowed his mind somewhat too much, both as to religion and... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 346 strani
...reason examined the evidence with jealousy. He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of High-Church of England and monarchical principles, which he would not tamely suffer to be questioned, and had, perhaps, at an early period narrowed his mind somewhat too much, both as to religion and politics.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 814 strani
...figure and manner, are, I believe, more generally known than those of almost any man ; yet it may not be superfluous here to attempt a sketch of him. Let my...inflexible in maintaining the obligations of piety TO JAMES BOSWELL, ESQ. " Newcastle, August 11, 1773. "DEAR SIR, " I came hither last night, and hope,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 544 strani
...figure and manner, are, I believe, more generally known than those of almost any man ; yet it may not be superfluous here to attempt a sketch of him. Let my...inflexible in maintaining the obligations of piety 1 TO JAMES BOSWELL, ESQ. "Newcastle, August u, 1773. "DEAR SIR, " I came hither last night, and hope,... | |
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He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high Church of England and monarchical principles, which he would not tamely suffer to be questioned ; and had, perhaps, at an early period, narrowed his mind somewhat too much, both as to religion and politics. 
