 Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss 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 after his...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 191by James Boswell - 1922Full view - About this book
 | Sir John Barrow - 1839 - 532 pages
...it may be said of him (barring the opprobrious epithets) what Dr. Johnson said of Bolingbrooke — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel...against religion and morality ; a coward because he had not resolution to five it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to The time was... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1839 - 536 pages
...(barring the opprobrious epithets) what Dr. Johnson said of Bolingbrooke—" Sir, he was a scoun.drcl and a coward; a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss...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 The time was... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 470 pages
...occasion that Dr. Johnson gave vent to his memorable tirade against the infidelity of 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... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 482 pages
...occasion that Dr. Johnson gave vent to his memorable tirade against the infidelity of 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... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 476 pages
...memorable tirade against the infidelity of Bolingbroke:—" Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward,—a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pages
...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...a just indignation, and pronounced this memorable sentence5 upon the noble a uthour6 arid his editor. " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward: a scoundrel... | |
 | Mary Milner - 1852 - 836 pages
...these volumes, pronounced a memorable and characteristic, though not a courteously-worded sentence, on the noble author, and his editor : — " Sir, he was...scoundrel and a coward : A scoundrel, for charging a blunderderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire... | |
 | 1848 - 916 pages
...forgotten. We give Dr. Johnson's remark on Bolingbroke, as preserved by Boswell : — '• Sir, ho was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel for charging...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... | |
 | 1889 - 670 pages
...the name of ' Philosophy/ published by David Mallet, 1751. This u Johnson's playful entire : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel For charging a blunderbuss againit religion and morality ; a coward because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but... | |
 | 1889 - 562 pages
...the name of ' Philosophy,' published by David Mallet, 1751. This is Johnson's playful satire : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel...against religion and morality ; a coward because he had not resolution to lire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman (Mallet) to I!MW... | |
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