 | James Boswell - 1901 - 404 páginas
...'This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits; but, I find, he is only a wit among Lords.' 1 And when his Letters to his natural son were published,...morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancingmaster.' 8 The character of a ' respectahle Hottentot,' in Lord Chesterfield's letters, has been generally understood... | |
 | Leslie Stephen - 1902 - 724 páginas
...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.... | |
 | Charles Josselyn - 1903 - 320 páginas
..."This Opinion of . «_ T /• ji • i _. . . .. man," said he, " I thought had been a lord Him among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." And...published, he observed that " they teach the morals of a courtezan and the manners of a dancing-master." "Idleness is a disease which must be combatted; but... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 páginas
...concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom : ' This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among was now engaged in preparing an historical account of the British Parliament. 106 dancing master.' The character of ' a respectable Hottentot,' in Lord Chesterfield's letters, has been... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 626 páginas
...wince ; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still." .Etat. 45] LORD CHESTERFIELD 157 a wit among Lords." * And when his Letters to his...teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing master." f The character of a " respectable Hottentot," in Lord Chesterfield's letters, has... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 628 páginas
...wince ; but one is hut an insect, and the other is a horse still." .Etat. 45] LORD CHESTERFIELD 157 a wit among Lords." * And when his Letters to his...published, he observed that " they teach the morals of n whore, and the manners of a dancing master." f The character of a " respectable Hottentot," in Lord... | |
 | James Boswell - 1910 - 602 páginas
...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 Lords !...The character of a " respectable Hottentot," in Lord Chester• That collection of letters cannot be vindicated from the serious charge of encouraging,... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 páginas
...concerning that nobleman with a pointed freedom. "This man," said he, "I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords!" And...whore, and the manners of a dancing-master." [THE DICTIONARY] The Dictionary, with a Grammar and History of the English Language, being now at length... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 754 páginas
...concerning that nobleman with a pointed freedom. "This man," said he, " I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords!" And...whore, and the manners of a dancing-master." [THE DICTIONARY] The Dictionary, with a Grammar and History of the English Language, being now at length... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 752 páginas
...concerning that nobleman with a pointed freedom. "This man," said he, " I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords!" And...whore, and the manners of a dancing-master." [THE DICTIONARY] The Dictionary, with a Grammar and History of the English Language, being now at length... | |
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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... 
