 | JAMES BOSWELL - 1892
...wood, which 1 unluckily took for heath," 289 ; 11 Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature, us not to know that a man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice?" 313; Johnny Home, with his fierth gaping and destrnction crying, 315; Mr. Harris, a coxcomb, 329; Sir!... | |
 | 1898 - 646 pages
...suitable to them." Johnson flared up at this harmless expression of opinion, and thundered, " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles without having good practice ? " Macaulay appears to have taken the rebuff in good part, for the faithful Bozzy chronicles that... | |
 | James Boswell - 1898 - 442 pages
...unquestionably in the right ; and Seattle's whoever examines himself candidly, will be satisfied pension Qf -^ though the inconsistency between principles and practice is greater in some men than in others. I recollect very little of this night's conversation. I am sorry that indolence came upon me towards... | |
 | 1899 - 334 pages
...suitable to them." Johnson flared up at this harmless expression of opinion, and thundered, " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...very sincere in good principles without having good practice1!" Macaulay appears to have taken the rebuff in good part, for the faithful Bozzy chronicles... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 556 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him:— "Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ? " b But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1901 - 732 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, ' Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...in good principles, without having good practice? ' ;" This is characteristic Tory criticism of characteristic Whig belief. This minister's son Zachary... | |
 | Henry Dwight Sedgwick - 1903 - 378 pages
...professions whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, ' Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ? ' " This is characteristic Tory criticism of characteristic Whig belief. This minister's son Zachary... | |
 | Henry Dwight Sedgwick - 1903 - 410 pages
...professions whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, ' Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ?' " This is characteristic Tory criticism of characteristic Whig belief. This minister's son Zachary... | |
 | Charles Josselyn - 1903 - 320 pages
...good professions, whose practise was not suitable to them," he gave this reprimand: " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...very sincere in good principles, without having good praaise?" The Doctor, from the time that he was certain that his death was near, appeared to be perfectly... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 726 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — 'Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice a ? ' But let no man encourage or soothe himself in 'presumptuous sin,' from knowing that Johnson was... | |
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M'Aulay passed the evening with us at our inn. When Dr Johnson spoke of people whose principles were good, but whose practice was faulty, Mr M'Aulay said, he had no notion of people being in earnest in their good professions, whose practice was not suitable... 
