 | James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him:— " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ?"' But'let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 pages
...their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to ihem," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ? " 6 But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 440 pages
...their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir-, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature...very sincere in good principles, without having good practice3?" But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 pages
...in their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...sincere in good principles, without having good practice m .'" But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 586 pages
...notion of people being in earnest in their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, are you so...the right ; and whoever examines himself candidly v/ill be satisfied of it, though the inconsistency between principles and practice is greater in some... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pages
...their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ' ?" But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 570 pages
...their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ' ?" But let no man encourage or soothe himself in "presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...notion of people being in earnest in their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, are you so...nature, as not to know that a man may be very sincere in 1 [Because, perhaps, he had never before seen him in such high company. — ED.] 8 [Lady Lucy Graham,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 456 pages
...their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ?" (2) But let no man encourage or soothe himself in "presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...people being in earnest in their good professions, whose S'actice was not suitable to them. The octor DF.AK 1 [Because, perhaps, he had never before seen him in such high company. — ED.] ' [Lady Lucy Graham,... | |
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Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know that a man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice... 
