 | James Whiteside - 1862 - 100 Seiten
...Bolingbroke, thus disposed of them. " Sir — Bolingbroke was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoun drelfor charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had no resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger... | |
 | 1863 - 662 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Charles Beard - 1864 - 638 Seiten
...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...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... | |
 | George Gresley Perry - 1864 - 674 Seiten
...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 and morality : 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... | |
 | 1864 - 626 Seiten
...to heaven ;" and Dr. Johnson says, "Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel for chaining a blunderbuss 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... | |
 | George Ross - 1867 - 194 Seiten
...other times its graphic humour conveyed a truth with telling effect. He said of Bolingbroke that " he was a scoundrel and a coward, — a scoundrel for...against religion and morality, a coward because he had no resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger... | |
 | 1867 - 616 Seiten
...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... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1868 - 828 Seiten
...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...had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger at his death. Ibid. An. 1754. Is not a patron,... | |
 | James Whiteside - 1868 - 518 Seiten
...Johnson, indignant alike with Mallet and Bolingbroke, thus disposed of them. " Sir — Bolingbroke was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel for charging...against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had no resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger... | |
 | James Whiteside - 1868 - 498 Seiten
...a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had no resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown...beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger after his death." A vigorous, and, upon the whole, a fair sketch of Johnson has been published by Macaulay. Although... | |
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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... 
