 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...  Annual Register - Page 404edited by - 1824Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...riot refrain from expreffing himfelf concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom: " This man (faid he) I thought had been a Lord among wits; but, I find,...among Lords ! " And when his Letters to his natural fon were publifhed, he obferved, that " they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners 'of a dancing-mafter... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...is only a wit among Lords ! " And when his Letters to his natural fon were publifhed, he obferved, that " they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-mafter V The character of a " refpectable Hottentot," in Lord Chefterfield's letters, has been... | |
 | English literature - 1791 - 542 pages
...not refrain from expreffing himfelf concerning that Nobleman with pointed freedom : " This man (faid he) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but I find, fc« is only a wit among Lords !" And when his letters to his natural Ion were publilhed, he obferved,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...nobleman with pointed freedom : " This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but, \ find, he is only a wit among Lords !" And when his...in Lord Chesterfield's letters, has been generally under1 That collection of letters cannot be vindicated from the serious charge of encouraging, in some... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...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,...only a wit among Lords*!' And when his Letters to his humour ; but by no means reply in the same way ; which only shows that you are hurt, and publishes... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...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,...only a wit among Lords'!' And when his Letters to his humour; but by no means reply in the same way ; which only shows that you are hurt, and publishes the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...did not refrainr from expressing himself concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom : " This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but,...teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-master." In 1736, he resumed his scheme of giving an edition of (shakspeare with notes. He... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...nobleman with pointed freedom : 45. . '* This man (said he) 1 thought had been a Lord among wits ; but, 1 find, he is only a wit among Lords !"* And when his...teach the morals of a whore, ' and the manners of a dancing-master." 9 The character of a " respectable Hottentot," in Lord Chesterfield's letters, has... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...envy, want, the Patron, and the jail : and speaking of him to his friends, " This man," would he say, " I thought had been a Lord among wits, but, I find, he is only a wit among Lords !" Whatever severity there may be in this observation, the opinion which he pronounced upon the Letters... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...envy, want, the Patron, and the jail : and speaking of him to his friends, " This man," would he say, " I thought had been a Lord among wits, but, I find, he is only a wit among Lords !" Whatever severity there may be in this observation, the opinion which he pronounced upon the Letters... | |
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