Two men more different could perhaps not be selected out of all mankind. They had even attacked one another with some asperity in their writings ; yet I lived in habits of friendship with both. I could fully relish the excellence of each ; for I have... London Saturday Journal... - Page 751839Full view - About this book
| James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...fome afperity in their writings ; yet I lived in habits of friendfhip with both. J could fully relifh the excellence of each; for I have ever delighted in that intellectual chymiftiy which can feparate good qualities from evil in the fame perfon. Sir JohnPringle," mine own... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...every description, had made me, much about the same time, obtain an introduction to Dr. Samuel Johnson and to John Wilkes, Esq. Two men more different could...each ; for I have ever delighted in that intellectual chymistry, which can separate good qualities from evil in the same person. Sir John Pringle, " mine... | |
| James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...every description, had made me, much about the same time, obtain an introduction to Dr. Samuel Johnson and to John Wilkes, Esq. Two men more different could...each ; for I have ever delighted in that intellectual chymistry, which can separate good qualities from evil in the same person. Sir John Pringle, " mine... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...which pars magna fui, and which I am persuaded will, with the libcral-inindeJ, be much to hit credit. even attacked one another with some asperity in their writings ; yet I lived in huhits of friendship with both. I could fully relieh the excellence of e:ich : for I have ever delighted... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pages
...every description, had made me, much about the time, obtain an introduction to Dr. Samuel Johnson and John Wilkes, Esq. Two men more different could perhaps...each ; for I have ever delighted in that intellectual chymistry, which can separate good qualities from evil in the same person. Sir John Pringle, " mine... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...liberal-minded, be much to his credit. eren attacked one another with some asperity in their writings ; yet f lived in habits of friendship with both. I could fully relish the excel-« lenceofeach: for I have ever delighted in that intellectuel chymistry, which can separate... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...every description, had made me, much about the same time, obtain an introduction to Dr. Samuel Johnson and to John Wilkes, Esq. Two men more different could...each ; for I have ever delighted in that intellectual chymistry, which can separate good qualities from evil in the same person. Sir John Pringle, " mine... | |
| 1832 - 614 pages
...the review of Moore's "Life of Lord Edward Fitzgerald," is this passage : — " Johnson said that he delighted in that intellectual chemistry which can...separate good qualities from evil in the same person." Johnson never said any such thing ; it was Boswell who made the remark. Now a mere misquotation is... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 458 pages
...every description had made me, much about the same time, obtain an introduction to Dr. Samuel Johnson and to John Wilkes, Esq. Two men more different could...each ; for I have ever delighted in that intellectual chymistry, which can separate good qualities from evil in the same person. Sir John Pringle, " mine... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 416 pages
...every description, had made me, much about the same time, obtain an introduction to Dr. Samuel Johnson and to John Wilkes, esq. Two men more different could,...each ; for I have ever delighted in that intellectual chymistry which can separate good qualities from evil in the same person. Sir John Pringle, " mine... | |
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