 | James Boswell - 1889 - 570 pages
...cautious and reserved. ' But, Sir," said I, willing to overcome his scruples,' Dr. Johnson himself admitted that he was not a good Greek scholar.' '...call a good Greek scholar.' I hope that I profited by that lesson—certainly I never forgot it."—Gifford's Works of Ford, vol. i., p. Ixii.— Crofct-r.... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1889 - 460 pages
...Johnson himself admitted that he was not a good Greek scholar.1 ' Sir,1 he replied, with a seriool and impressive air, ' it is not easy for us to say...call a good Greek scholar.' I hope that I profited by that lesson — certainly I never forgot it."— Gilford's Works of lord, vol. ip Ixii. — C. •'... | |
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Sir," he replied, with a serious and impressive air, "it is not easy for us to say what such a man as Johnson would call a good Greek scholar. 
