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" Why, sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying : and I see not what honour he can propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when... "
The Table Talk of John Selden - Page 93
by John Selden - 1818 - 180 pages
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Dr. Johnson's Table Talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pages
...fellow does not think as he fpeaks he is tying; and I fee not what honour he can propofe to himfelf from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no diftineHon between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when he leaves oor houfes, let us count our fpoons. There...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...added, that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON. ' Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...propose to himself from having the character of a lyar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...added, that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON. ' Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...propose to himself from having the character of a lyar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...added, that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...propose to himself from having the character of a lyar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...added that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...propose to himself from having the character of a lyar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON. " Why, if the fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying;...propose to himself from having the character of a lyar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...BOSWELL. " The same person maintains that there is no distinction between virtue and vice." JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...when he leaves our houses, let us count our spoons." Having come from the Pantheon, Boswell said there was not half-a-guinea's worth of pleasure in seeing...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pages
...person maintains that there is no distinction between virtue and vice." JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if tlit* fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying ;...when he leaves our houses, let us count our spoons." Having come from the Pantheon, Boswell said there was not half-a-guinea's worth of pleasure in seeing...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...BOSWELL. " The same person maintains that there is no distinction between virtue and vice." JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...is lying ; and I see not what honour he can propose fo himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1

James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...is lying; and I see not what honour he can propose to himself from having the character of a lyqr. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtne and vice, why, Sir, when he leaves our honses let ns count our spoons." Sir David Dalrymple,...
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