 Why, sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying : and I see not what honour he can propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when...  Dr. Johnson, His Friends and His Critics - Page 198by George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1878 - 345 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - Anecdotes - 1798 - 464 pages
...fellow does not think as he fpeaks he is tying; and I fee not what honour he can propofe to himfelf from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no diftineHon between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when he leaves oor houfes, let us count our fpoons. There... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...added, that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...propose to himself from having the character of a lyar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...added, that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON. ' Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...propose to himself from having the character of a lyar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...added, that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON. ' Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...propose to himself from having the character of a lyar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...added, that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice.—J. " Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks...when he leaves our houses, let us count our spoons. There is (said he) in human nature a general inclination to make people stare; and every wise man has... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...added that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...propose to himself from having the character of a lyar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON. " Why, if the fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying;...propose to himself from having the character of a lyar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when... | |
 | John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...was added, that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice J. " Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks...when he leaves our houses, let us count our spoons. There is (said he) in human nature a general inclination to make people stare ; and every wise man... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...BOSWELL. " The same person maintains that there is no distinction between virtue and vice." JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...when he leaves our houses, let us count our spoons." Having come from the Pantheon, Boswell said there was not half-a-guinea's worth of pleasure in seeing... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...person maintains that there is no distinction between virtue and vice." JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if tlit* fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying ;...when he leaves our houses, let us count our spoons." Having come from the Pantheon, Boswell said there was not half-a-guinea's worth of pleasure in seeing... | |
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