 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
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1857 - 588 pages
...they caused. The popular feeling was not materially overstated by Dr. Johnson when he thundered out: "Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel...against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the... | |
 | 1857 - 602 pages
...they caused. The popular feeling was not materially overstated by Dr. Johnson when he thundered out: "Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel...against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the... | |
 | 1857 - 654 pages
...caused. The popular feeling was not materially overstated by Dr. Johnson when he thundered out : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel...against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the... | |
 | 1857 - 920 pages
...Mallet. Dr. Johnson's brief verdict on the two friends will not be forgotten : " Bolingbroke was both a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel for charging...against religion and morality ; a coward, because, not having courage to fire it off himself, he left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the... | |
 | Abraham Hayward - 1859 - 476 pages
...principally remembered by Dr. Johnson's rough denunciation of them and their author — " Sir, he was scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel, for charging...against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman (Mallett)... | |
 | Abraham Hayward - 1858 - 494 pages
...principally remembered by Dr. Johnson's rough denunciation of them and their author —" Sir, he was scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel, for charging...against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman (Mallett)... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1858 - 638 pages
...their character and tendency, he remarked, with characteristic force and aptness of comparison — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss agaiust religion and morality ; and a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1858 - 1022 pages
...author of these "wild and pernicious ravings under the name of philosophy" ia well known : " Sir, he wan a scoundrel, and a coward: a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and шогаШу ; a coward bocnuse he had not resolution to fir« it off himw?lf, but left half acrown... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1859 - 1028 pages
...author of these " wild and pernicious ravings under the name of philosophy" ie well known : " i^ir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel for...against religion and morality; a coward because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, hut left hitlf-acrown tnn Iw'ggHrly Scotch 111.111, to draw... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1859 - 1030 pages
...of the author of these "wild and pernicious ravings under the name of philosophy" is well known : " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward: a scoundrel for charging a Mm ii.-il M< . against religion and morality; a coward because he had not resolution to flra It off... | |
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