 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...judge." BOSWELL. " But what do you think of fupporting a caufe which you know to be bad ?'* JOHNSON. " Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad till the...from your fuppofing your arguments to be weak and inconclufive. But, Sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not convince yourfelf, may convince... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...judge." BOSWELL. " But what do you think of fupporting a caufc which you know to be bad ?" JoHNSON. " Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad till the...are to ftate facts fairly; fo that your thinking, or wlrat you call knowing a caule to be bad, muf t be from reafoning, muft be from your fuppofing your... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...judge." BOSWELL* " But what do you think of fupporting a caufe which you know to be bad ?" JoHNSON. " Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad till the Judge deter-» mines it, I have faid that you are to ftate facts fairly ; fo that your thinking,, or what... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...judge." BOSWELL. " But what do you think of supporting a cause which you know to be bad ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad till the judge determines it. I have said that you are to state facts fairly ; so that your thinking, or what you call knowing, a cause... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...judge." —BOSWELL. " But what do you think of supporting a cause which you know to be bad?"—J. " Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad till the Judge determines it. I have said that you are to state facts fairly; so that your thinking, or what you call knowing, a cause to... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...judge." BOSWELL. " But what do you think of supporting a cause which you know to be bad !" JOHNSON. " Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad till the judge determines it. I have said that you are to state facts fairly ; so that your thinking, or what you call knowing, a cause... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...what do you think of supporting a cause which you know to be bad ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you do not kuow it to be good or bad till the judge determines it. I have said that you are to state facts fairly ; so that your thinking, or whut you call knowing, a cause... | |
 | John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...: you are not to tell lies to a judge." — BOSWELL. " But what do you think of supporting a cause which you know to be bad?" — J, " Sir, you do not...be good or bad till the Judge determines it. I have said that you are to state facts fairly ; so that your thinking, or what you call knowing, a cause... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...judge." BOSWELL. " But what do you think of supporting a Canse which you know to be bad ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad, till the judge determines it. I have said, that you are to state facts fairly ; so that your thinking, or what you call knowing, a canse... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...judge." BOSWELL. " But what do you think of supporting a cause which you know to be bad ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad, till the judge determines it. 1 have said, that you are to state facts fairly; so that your thinking, or what you call knowing, a... | |
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Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad till the judge determines it. I have said that you are to state facts fairly; so that your thinking, or what you call knowing, a cause to be bad must be from reasoning, must be from your supposing your arguments... 
