Suche Bilder Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive Mehr »
Anmelden
Books Bücher
" Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger after his... "
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Seite 191
von James Boswell - 1922
Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch

The life of George lord Anson

Sir John Barrow - 1839 - 532 Seiten
...it may be said of him (barring the opprobrious epithets) what Dr. Johnson said of Bolingbrooke — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel...against religion and morality ; a coward because he had not resolution to five it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to The time was...
Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch

The life of George lord Anson

Sir John Barrow - 1839 - 536 Seiten
...(barring the opprobrious epithets) what Dr. Johnson said of Bolingbrooke—" Sir, he was a scoun.drcl and a coward; a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss...against religion and morality; a coward because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to The time was...
Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch

Memoirs of the Court of England: From the Revolution in 1688 to the ..., Band 2

John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 470 Seiten
...occasion that Dr. Johnson gave vent to his memorable tirade against the infidelity of Bolingbroke : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward, — a scoundrel...against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman, to draw the trigger...
Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch

Memoirs of the court of England from ... 1688 to the death of George ..., Band 2

John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 482 Seiten
...occasion that Dr. Johnson gave vent to his memorable tirade against the infidelity of Bolingbroke : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward, — a scoundrel...against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman, to draw the trigger...
Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch

Memoirs of the Court of England: From the Revolution in 1688 to the ..., Band 2

John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 476 Seiten
...memorable tirade against the infidelity of Bolingbroke:—" Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward,—a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman, to draw the trigger...
Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D: Including A Journal of His Tour ..., Band 1

James Boswell - 1846 - 608 Seiten
...ravings, under the name of " Philosophy," which were thus ushered into the world, gave great offence to all well-principled men. Johnson, hearing of their...a just indignation, and pronounced this memorable sentence5 upon the noble a uthour6 arid his editor. " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward: a scoundrel...
Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch

The Englishwoman's magazine and Christian mother's miscellany ..., Band 7

Mary Milner - 1852 - 836 Seiten
...these volumes, pronounced a memorable and characteristic, though not a courteously-worded sentence, on the noble author, and his editor : — " Sir, he was...scoundrel and a coward : A scoundrel, for charging a blunderderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire...
Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch

Macphail's Edinburgh ecclesiastical journal and literary review, Bände 5-6

1848 - 916 Seiten
...forgotten. We give Dr. Johnson's remark on Bolingbroke, as preserved by Boswell : — '• Sir, ho was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel for charging...against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left a half-crown to a beggarly Scotchman, to draw the trigger...
Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch

Notes and Queries, Band 79

1889 - 670 Seiten
...the name of ' Philosophy/ published by David Mallet, 1751. This u Johnson's playful entire : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel For charging a blunderbuss againit religion and morality ; a coward because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but...
Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch

Notes and Queries

1889 - 562 Seiten
...the name of ' Philosophy,' published by David Mallet, 1751. This is Johnson's playful satire : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel...against religion and morality ; a coward because he had not resolution to lire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman (Mallet) to I!MW...
Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch




  1. Meine Mediathek
  2. Hilfe
  3. Erweiterte Buchsuche
  4. EPUB herunterladen
  5. PDF herunterladen