...sceptical kind which Bolingbroke left to Mallet to be published posthumously, Dr. Johnson said : " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel,...against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the...

...remember Dr. Johnson's comment on the posthumous publication of Lord Bolingbroke's works by Mallet : ' 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...

...publication of Lord Bolingbroke's works by Mallet : ' Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward : a scoiiudrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it oft himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger...

...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...pronounced this memorable sentence upon the noble authour and his editor. " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel, for charging a blunderbuss...

...timidity of Bolingbroke, who would not allow the publication of his works till after his death : " 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 a half-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger...

...Bolingbroke's posthumous work was first given to the world, Johnson had said, in ever-memorable words : " 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-acrown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger...

...Bolingbroke's posthumous work was first given to the world, Johnson had said, in ever-memorable words : " 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-acrown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger...

...great offence of what Boswell calls all 'well-principled men,' Dr. Johnson exclaimed, ' Sir, he Avas a scoundrel and a coward: a scoundrel for charging ' a blunderbuss against religion and morality; and a coward ' because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left ' half-a-crown to a beggarly...

...principle (we do not say, the letter) of the famous sarcasm levelled by Dr. Johnson against 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 'iff himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger...

...(we do not say, the letter) of the famous sarcasm levelled by t)r. Johnson against 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...