...ravings under the name of " 1'hilosophy ," which were thus ushered into the world, gave great oflence to all wellprincipled men. Johnson, hearing of their...was roused with a just indignation, and pronounced i Si memorable sentence* upon the noble author and his editor :—" Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a...

...into the world, gave great offence to all wellprincipled men. Johnson, hearing of their tendency ' J , with him at the Mitre tavern, that we might renew...at the original place of meeting. But there was no andhis editor:—"Sir, he wasa scoundrel, and :i coward : a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against...

...within the range of Dr. Johnson's rough remark on Bolingbrokc's literary bequeet to Mallett : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel, for charging a * Knhel : Ein Buch des Andenken für Hire Freunde. Als Handschrift, lierlin: 1833, p. S. blunderbuss...

...character and posthumous publication have been made notorious by Dr. Johnson's memorable sentence : — ' Sir, he was ' a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel for charging a blunder' buss against religion and morality — a coward because he had ' not resolution to fire it...

...the north, St. John's fell genius issued forth, And Pelham's fled to heaven ;" and Dr. Johnson says, "Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel...against religion and morality ; a coward because he had not the courage to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger...

...invective against Bolingbroke Chap. XLII. is well known. "Sir, he was a scoundrel and a I74I-I772coward: a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion...: a coward because he had no resolution to fire it 0ff himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger after his death."* The...

...they can do it no harm. The sarcastic fling of that old literary growler, Johnson, "that Bolingbroke was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel, for charging a blunderbuss against Christianity — a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, leaving half a crown...

...a lord among wits ; but I find he is only a wit among lords. Ibid. An. 1754. Sir, he (Bolingbroke) 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 half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger...

...be published posthumously, Dr. Johnson said: " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward : a sruundrel, for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire it off himself, but left balf a crown to u beggarly Scotchman to draw Ibo...

...ravings, under the name of ' Philosophy,' which were thus ushered into the world, gave great offence to all wellprincipled men. Johnson, hearing of their...this memorable sentence upon the noble author and hi« editor: 'Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel, for charging a blunderbuss against...