...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...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 the...

...gifted Lord Bolingbroke, the idol of Dean Swift, Pope, and many more:—" Sir," he said, " Bolingbroke was a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel, for charging a blunderbuss against religion and • In his Life of Milton. morality: a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself,...

...publication of his infidel and pseudophilosophical sentiments, that he broke out in the following words ; " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel for charging a blunderbus against religion and morality ; a coward because he had not resolution to fire it off himself,...

...in allusion to this edition of his Lordship's works that Dr. Johnson said, " Sir, he (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...

...to be published immediately after hii death. This gave rise to Johnson's remark, that " Bolingbroke was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel, for...charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; and a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly...

...to be published immediately after his death. This gave rise to Johnson's remark, that " Bolingbroke was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel, for...charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; and a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly...

...their character and tendency, he remarked, with characteristic force and aptness of comparison — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel...charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; and a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly...

...their character and tendeney, he remarked, with characteristic force and aptness of comparison — "Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel for charging a hlunderhuss agaiust religion and morality ; and a coward, hecause he had not resolution to fire it...

...upon the noble author and his editor : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel for4 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...

...to be published inimediately after his death. This gave rise to Johnson's remark, that " Bolingbroke L6dl J ^c !q G at uy " U x e. E |C ו I hR$ q g 2 ; and a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly...