Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea." BOSWELL. " Lord Mansfield does not." JOHNSON. " Sir, if Lord Mansfield were in a company of General Officers and Admirals who have been in service, he would... War in the Age of the Enlightenment, 1700-1789por Armstrong Starkey - 2003 - 232 páginasSin vista previa disponible - Acerca de este libro
| James Boswell - 1791 - 608 páginas
...JOHNSON. " Every man thinks meanly of himfeH for not having been a foldier, or not having been at fea." BOSWELL. " Lord Mansfield does not." JoHNSON. " Sir, if Lord Mansfield were in a company of General Officers and Admirals who have been in fervice, he would fhrink ; he'd wifh to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 páginas
..." Every man thinks meanly of himfelf for not having been a foldier, or not hav ing been atfea." — BOSWELL. " Lord Mansfield does not." — JOHNSON. " Sir, if Lord Mansfield were in a company of General OfficerS and Admirals who have been in fervice, he would fhrink; he'd wifh to... | |
| 1810 - 566 páginas
...his fiercest radiance. The other is the moon with hcrfialy lamfi. We talked of war. Joftmon. Even- man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier or not having been at sea. BosTotU. Lord Mansfield docs not. Johnson. Sir, if lord Mansfield were in a company of general officers... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 526 páginas
...mentioned * circumstance which he omitted to-dav : — " Why (said Garrick) it is as red as, 1778. We talked of war. JOHNSON. " Every man thinks ^^ meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not 69. having been at sea." BOSWELL. " Lord Mansfitld does not." JOHNSON. "Sir, if Lord Mans6eld were... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 páginas
...virtue, he has no security for preserving any other." The conversation turned upon war. Johnson said, " Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea."—BOSWELL. " Lord Mansfield does not." JOHNSON. " Sir, if Lord Mansfield were in a company of... | |
| Liber - 1809 - 372 páginas
...is,' he replied with a smile, laying his hand upon his heart. Dobson's Life of Petrarch, v. I,p. 22. WE talked of war. Johnson. " Every man thinks meanly...sea." Boswell. " Lord Mansfield does not." Johnson. " Sirvif lord 227 Mansfield were in a company of general officers and admirals who have been in service,... | |
| 1809 - 570 páginas
...Mansfield. The one is the sun in his fiercest radiance. The other is the moon with herfialy lamfi. We talked of war. Johnson. Every man thinks meanly...not having been a soldier or not having been at sea. HarwelL lx,rd Mansfield does not. Johnson. Sir, if lord Mansfield were in a company of general oflicers... | |
| James Boswell - 1816 - 500 páginas
...is a very nice thing ; as one man wears his coat out much sooner than another we cannot tell how." We talked of war. JOHNSON. " Every man thinks meanly...does not." JOHNSON. " Sir, if Lord Mansfield were in a company of General Officers and Admirals who have been in service, he would shrink ; he'd wish to... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 536 páginas
...wears his coat out much tooner than another, we cannot tell how. We talked of war. Johnson. Every nun thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier,...or not having been at sea. Boswell. Lord Mansfield doe.« not. Jolinson. Sir, ifLoid Mansfield were in a company of General Officers mid Admirals who... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - 678 páginas
...virtue, he has no security for preserving any other." The conversation turned upon war. Johnson said, " Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having...does not." JOHNSON. " Sir, if Lord Mansfield were in a company of General Officers and Admirals who have been in service, he would shrink ; he'd wish to... | |
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