 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...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Pàgina 253per James Boswell - 1831Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Sir Leslie Stephen - 1878 - 226 pàgines
...Street. Johnson spoke his mind of his rival without reserve. " I thought," he said, " that this man had been a Lord among wits ; but I find he is only a wit among Lords." And of the Letters he said more keenly that they taught the morals of a harlot and the manners of a dancing-master.... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 346 pàgines
...to get rid of such a companion, exclaimed, "I heartily wish, sir, that I were a fifth !"— Boswell. Johnson having now explicitly avowed his opinion of...published, he observed that " they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancingmaster." — Boswell. Of a certain player he remarked that his conversation... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 348 pàgines
...impatience to get rid of such a companion, exclaimed, "I heartily wish, sir, that I were a fifth r— Johnson having now explicitly avowed his opinion of...among lords !" And when his Letters to his natural sou were published, he observed that "they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancingmaster."—-Boswell... | |
 | James Boswell - 1880 - 488 pàgines
...instantly j was defensive pride." This, as Dr. Adams well observed, was one of those happy turns ' for which he was so remarkably ready. Johnson having...among wits : but I find he is only a wit among lords I" And when his Letters to his natural son were published, he observed, that " they teach the morals... | |
 | Percy Fitzgerald - 1880 - 362 pàgines
...Johnson, after being acquainted with Lord Chesterfield, said : ' I see now what this man is. I thought he had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords.' — DOCTOR EOBERTSON." It is remarkable, by the way, that Mr. Boswell had been reporting some of these... | |
 | Samuel Arthur Bent - 1882 - 638 pàgines
...Johnson's opinion of Lord Chesterfield was subsequently expressed with great freedom. "This man," he said, "I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." Of Chesterfield's "Letters to his Son," Johnson declared that " they teach the morals of a harlot,... | |
 | Familiar quotations - 1883 - 942 pàgines
...faculties. Boswell's Life of Johnson. An. 1743. Wretched un-idea'd girls. An. 1752. This man (Chesterfield), I thought, had been a lord among wits ; but I find he is only a wit among lords.1 An. 1754. 1 If he be not fellow with the best king, thou shall find the be«t king of good... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 742 pàgines
...Johnson instantly) was defensive pride." This, as Dr. Adams well observed, was one of those happy turns for which he was so remarkably ready. Johnson having...published, he observed, that " they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing master." l The character of a " respectable Hottentot," in Lord... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 pàgines
...JOHNSON. " But mine was defensive pride." This, as Dr. Adams well observed, was one of those happy turns for which he was so remarkably ready. Johnson, having...Letters to his natural son were published, he observed: "They teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-master." In 1776 when Boswell showed... | |
 | Enchiridion - 1884 - 288 pàgines
...advancement as " a fall up-stairs." Not a Peerless Wit. Dr. Johnson said of Lord Chesterfield, " This man I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." A Cat may look at a King. Talking of the royal family being seen often at Ranelagh, Lady Townshend... | |
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