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" Johnson having argued for some time with a pertinacious gentleman ; his opponent, who had talked in a very puzzling manner, happened to say, " I don't understand you, Sir ; " upon which Johnson observed, " Sir, I have found you an argument ; but I am... "
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 282
by James Boswell - 1823
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Dr. Johnson's Table Talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - Anecdotes - 1798 - 464 pages
...very puzzling manner, happened to fay, " I don't underftand you, Sir ;" upon which Johnfon ob/erved, " Sir, I have found you an argument ; but I am not obliged to find you an underftanding." Johnfon had a kind of general averfion to a pun. " He once, however (lays Mr. B.),...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 4

James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...Johnson having argued for some time with a perti^rt"*^ nacious gentleman ; bis opponent, who had talkedin a very puzzling manner, happened to say, " I don't...Orford was often called,) Johnson allowed that he gottogether a great many curiouslittle things, and told them in an elegant manner. Mr. Walpole thought...
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Dr. Johnson's table-talk: aphorisms [&c.] selected and arranged ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...At another time, having argued at some length with a pertinacious gentleman, his opponent, who had talked in a very puzzling manner, happened to say,...Johnson observed, " Sir, I have found you an argument; Imt I am not obliged to find you an understanding." He used to say, that he made it a constant rule...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...gentleumu; hie opponent, who had talked in a very puzzling manner, happened to му, I don't understand yon, Sir; upon which Johnson observed, Sir, I have found you an argument ; but 1 am not obligedlo find you au understanding. шу mentioning it to him. He liked your compliment so...
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The Table Talk of John Selden

John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...At another time, having argued at some length with a pertinacious gentleman, his opponent, who had talked in a very puzzling manner, happened to say,...but I am not obliged to find you an understanding." He used to say, that he made it a constant rule to talk as well as he could, both as to sentiment and...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...pertinacious gentleman; bis opponent, who had talked in a very puzzling inauner, happened to «ay, I don't understand you, Sir; upon which Johnson observed, Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am nut obligedlo find you an understanding. my mentioning it to him, He liked your compliment so well,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 5

James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...Warton, the late Laureat, observed, " It may have been written by Walpole, and Luckram'd by Mason." s understand you, sir;" upon which Johnson observed,...but I am not obliged to find you an understanding." . . He disapproved of Lord Hailes, for having modernised the language of the ever-memorable John Hales...
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The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson: Comprising Opinions and Anecdotes of Life and ...

Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - Table-talk - 1825 - 370 pages
...At another time, having argued at some length with a pertinacious gentleman, his opponent, who had talked in a very puzzling manner, happened to say,...but I am not obliged to find you an understanding." He used to say, that he made it a constant rule to talk as well as he could, both as to sentiment and...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1826 - 444 pages
...and honour. Johnson having argued for some time with a pertinacious gentleman; his opponent, who had talked in a very puzzling manner, happened to say,...understanding." Talking to me of Horry Walpole, (as Horace, now earl of Orford, was often called,) Johnson allowed that he got together a great many curious little...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1831 - 570 pages
...and honour. Johnson having argued for some time with a pertinacious gentleman; his opponent, who had talked in a very puzzling manner, happened to' say,...understanding." Talking to me of Horry Walpole (as Horace, now Earl of Orford, was often called), Johnson allowed that he got together a great many curious little...
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