 No man could have paid a handsomer compliment '; and it was fit for a king to pay. It was decisive." When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment, he answered " No, sir. When the king had said...  Johnsoniana.. - Page 12by James Boswell - 1820 - 178 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds', whether " he made any reply to this high comphment,he an" swered, ' No, Sir ; when the King had said it, it " was to be so. It was not for me to bandy civi" lities with my Sovereign.' Perhaps no man, " who had spent his whole life in Courts, could "... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...was fit for a King to pay. It was decisive." When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment,...who had spent his whole life in courts could have shewn a more nice and dignified sense of true politeness, than Johnson did in this instance. His Majesty... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...was fit for a King to pay. It was decisive." When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment,...so. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my Sovereign.'1 Perhaps no man who had spent his whole life in 1767. courts could have shewn a more nice... | |
 | United States - 1814 - 258 pages
...compliment he acquiesced without the least attempt at evasion ; and observed afterwards to a friend " Sir — when the king had said it, it was to be so. It was not for me to bandy compliments with my sovereign ?" That this showed his politeness, is true j but the thought was not... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...was fit for a King to pay. It was decisive." When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment,...who had spent his whole life in courts could have shewn a more nice and dignified sense of true politeness, than Johnson did in this instance. His Majesty... | |
 | Edward Holt - Great Britain - 1820 - 520 pages
...was fit for a King to pay : it was decisive.' When asked by another friend at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment,...was to be so. It was not for me to bandy civilities v iih my Sovereign.' Perhaps no man xvhn had spent his whole life in courts, could have shewn a more... | |
 | 1820 - 870 pages
...compliment paid him by his Majesty on the occasion of his interview with him, " When the King said it,jt was to be so : it was not for me to bandy civilities with my sovereign." — Seged, in the story by the same moralist, having attempted by an edict to banish the appearance... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 372 pages
...was fit for a king to pay. It was decisive.'' When asked by another friend at sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment,...could have shown a more nice and dignified sense of trne politeness, than Johnson did in this instance. . His majesty having observed to him, that he supposed... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...was fit for a King to pay. It was decisive." When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment,...who had spent his whole life in courts could have shewn a more nice and dignified sense of true politeness, than Johnson did in this instance. vious... | |
 | Robert Huish - Great Britain - 1821 - 746 pages
...fit for a king to pay — it was decisive ! ' When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds', whether he made any reply to this high compliment...who had spent his whole life in courts could have shewn a more nice and dignified sense of true politeness than Johnson did in this instance. " His majesty... | |
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