 I thus, Sir, showed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves. They would all have some people under them; why...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Pàgina 461per James Boswell - 1831Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Chambers - 1858 - 378 pàgines
...her the absurdity of her levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves ; but they cannot...under them; why not, then, have some people above them ? ' their voices heard through a system of representation, there constitutional forms will to all appearance... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 960 pàgines
...her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish it / author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by showing no deference to noblemen into whose company... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 496 pàgines
...her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves ; but they cannot...have some people above them ?" I mentioned a certain author* who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference to noblemen into whose company... | |
 | George Oliver - 1867 - 412 pàgines
...her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves, but they cannot...them ; why not, then, have some people above them ?" ous in the promotion of brotherly love in the lodge, of relief out of the lodge, and of truth always... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1867 - 158 pàgines
...absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level dmon as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling...under them ; why not then have some people above them ? FAME. A boy's being flogged is not so severe as a nian's having the hiss of he world against him.... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1868 - 828 pàgines
...Scotchman ever sees is the high-road that leads him to England. Ibid. An. 1763. Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves ; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves. Ibid. An. 1763. Johnson continued.] Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs.... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 356 pàgines
...her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves ; but they cannot...them ; why not, then, have some people above them ?' But Milton, republican as he was from the force of circumstances, and the unhappy times in which... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 382 pàgines
...doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as them selves ; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves. They...under them; why not, then, have some people above them ?' But Milton, republican as he was from the force of circumstances, and the unhappy times in which... | |
 | 1872 - 556 pàgines
...her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves ; but they cannot...them ; why not then have some people above them?— Life af Johnson. [LAURENCE STERNE. 1713—1768.] THE DANGERS OF SATIRICAL WIT. TRUST me, this unwary... | |
 | James Boswell - 1873 - 620 pàgines
...absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level dmvn as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling...have some people above them ?' I mentioned a certain author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by showing no deference to noblemen into whose company... | |
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