 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1903 - 294 Seiten
...tyrannically governed. The man who, in company with some grave men at Oxford, gave as his toast, ' Here's to the next insurrection of the negroes in the West Indies,' was not likely to condemn insurrection in general. The key to his feelings is found in bis indignant... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 Seiten
...knowledge.' Upon one occasion, when in company with some L _ 154 JOHNSON'S ARGUMENT ON SLAVERY [1777 s to accept of his hand, 1 ' and in his conversation with Mr. Wilkes, he asked, ' Where did Beckf ord and Trecothick learn English... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams - 1904 - 768 Seiten
...the chains of their slave. To him at least could never be applied Doctor Johnson's taunting words : " How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes ?" The views of Washington on this great question are best shown at the close of the Revolutionary... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 634 Seiten
...beautiful and instructive poem, by an anonymous writer, in 1758; who, treating of pleasure in excess, says. in the West Indies." His violent prejudice against...negroes ? " and in his conversation with Mr. Wilkes * lie asked, " Where did Beckford and Trecothick learn English ? " That Trecothick could both speak... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 638 Seiten
...which I with all deference thought that he discovered " a zeal without knowledge." Upon one occasion, when in company with some very grave men at Oxford,...was, " Here's to the next insurrection of the negroes beautiful and instructive poem, by an anonymous writer, in 1758 ; who, treating of pleasure in excess,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1909 - 562 Seiten
...natural that he should hate war, especially wars of aggression and conquest. ' How is it,' he cried ; ' how is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes ? ' * and ' in company with some very grave men at Oxford, he gave as his toast, " Here's to the next insurrection... | |
 | William Paton Ker - 1909 - 32 Seiten
...Johnson's talent for history, his political essays should not be forgotten, with their scornful insight : ' how is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes ? ' And his latest work is historical: the Lives of the Poets. All these things are a long way from the moral... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1909 - 562 Seiten
...drivers of negroes? ' 'sand 'in company with some very grave men at Oxford, he gave as his toast, " Here's to the next insurrection of the negroes in the West Indies." ' " As early as 1740 he maintained ' the natural right of negroes to liberty and independence.' ' An... | |
 | James Boswell - 1910 - 548 Seiten
...which I with all deference thought that he discovered " a zeal without knowledge." Upon one occasion, when in company with some very grave men at Oxford,...Here's to the next insurrection of the negroes in the West-Indies." His violent prejudice against our West-Indian and American settlers appeared whenever... | |
 | A. Wyatt Tilby - 1911 - 326 Seiten
...whose whole-hearted devotion hardly admits that there were any spots on his literary sun, allows that ' his violent prejudice against our West Indian and...settlers appeared whenever there was an opportunity.' What that prejudice was, we have Johnson's own words to show. ' In America there is little to be observed... | |
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Upon one occasion, when in company with some very grave men at Oxford, his toast was, " Here's to the next insurrection of the negroes in the West Indies. 
