 | Samuel Johnson - Anecdotes - 1798 - 464 pages
...not hard, Sir, to expel them, for I am told they were good beings ?" — JOHNSOX. " Sir, I beiieve they might be good beings ; but they were not fit to be in the Univerfity of Oxford. A cow is a very good animal in the field ; but we turn her out of a garden."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...But was it not hard, Sir, to expel them, for I am told they were good beings?"— JOHNSON. " Sir, I believe they might be good beings; but they were not...animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden." This was an uncommonly happy illustration. Of preaching, and of the great success which those called... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...BoswELL. " But, was it not hard, Sir, to expel them, for I am told they were good beings ?" JOHNSON. " I believe they might be good beings ; but they were...University of Oxford. A cow is a very good animal in the In Id ; but we turn her out of a garden." Lord Elibank used to repeat this as an illustration uncommonly... | |
 | John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...But was it not hard, Sir, to expel them, for I am told they were good beings?" — JOHNSON. " Sir, I believe they might be good beings; but they were not...animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden." This was an uncommonly happy illustration. Of preaching, and of the great success which those called... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...BOSWELL. "But,was it not hard, sir, toexpel them ? for I am told they were good beings." JOHNSON. " I believe they might be good beings, but they were not...to repeat this as an illustration uncommonly happy. No. XVII. FREE WILL. DR. MAYO, (addressing Dr. Johnson) " Pray, sir, have you read Edwards, of New... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 382 pages
...ELL, "But, was it not hard, sir, toexpel them ? for I am told they were good beings." JOHNSON. " I believe they might be good beings, but they were not...out of a garden." Lord Elibank used to repeat this an an illustration uncommonly happy. No. XVII. FREE WILL. DR. MAYO, (addressing Dr. Johnson) " Pray,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...BosWELL. " But, wai it not hard, Sir, to expel them, for I am told they were good beings ?" JOHNSON. " I believe they might be good beings ; but they were...field ; but we turn her out of a garden." Lord Elibank nsed to repeat this as un illnstration uncommonly happy. Desirons of calling Johnson forth to talk,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...toexpel them ? for I am to'.d they were good beings." JOHNSON. " I believe they might be good beings, bat they were not fit to be in the university of Oxford. A cow is a very pood animal in the field ; but we turn her out of a garden." Lord Elibank used to repeat this as a«... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 372 pages
...BOSWELL. "But, was it not hard, sir, toexpel them ? for I am toid they were good beings." JOHJCSON. " I believe they might be good beings, but they were not...out of a garden." Lord Elibank used to repeat this an an illustration uncommonly happy. No. XVII. FREE WILL. DR. MAYO, (addressing Dr. Johnson) " Pray,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - Table-talk - 1825 - 370 pages
...But was it not hard, sir, to expel them, for I am told they were good beings?" — Johnson. " Sir, I believe they might be good beings ; but they were...animal in the field ; but we turn her out of a garden." This was an uncommonly happy illustration. Of preaching, and of the great success which those called... | |
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I believe they might be good beings ; but they were not fit to be in the University of Oxford. A cow is a very good animal in the field ; but we turn her out of a garden. 
