 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...smiling;, and rolling himself about,) that is, because dearest, you're a dunce. When »he sometime afterwards mentioned this to him, he said with equal truth and politeness; Madam, if 1 liad thought so, I certainly should not have «aid it, . Another evening Johnson's kind indulgence... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...about,) that is, because dearest, you're a dunce. When she sometime afterwards mentioned this to him, lie said with equal truth and politeness ; Madam, if I had thought so, I certainly should not have »aid it. Another evening Johnson's kind indulgence toward« me had a-prettv difficult trial. I had... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...smiling, and rolling himself about), that is, because, dearest, you're a dunce." When she sometime afterwards mentioned this to him, he said with equal...thought so, I certainly should not have said it." origin of which title being little known, it may be worth while to relate it. One of the most eminent... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 408 pages
...smiling, and rolling himself about), that is, because, dearest, you're a dunce." When she sometime afterwards mentioned this to him, he said with equal...thought so, I certainly should not have said it." origin of which title being little known, it may be worth while to relate it. One of the most eminent... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 520 pages
...smiling, and rolling himself about,) that is, because, dearest, you're a dunce." When she sometime afterwards mentioned this to him, he said with equal...thought so, I certainly should not have said it." ' Another evening Johnson's kind indulgence towards me had a pretty difficult trial. 1 had dined at... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 910 pages
...you're a dunce.' When she sometime afterwards mentioned this to him, he said, with equal truth aria politeness, ‘Madam, if I had thought so, I certainly should not have said it'. “AnothereveningJohnson'skind indulgence towards mehadapretty difficult * “ When I mentioned this... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...smiling, and rolling himself about,) that is, because, dearest, you're a dunce." When she sometime afterwards mentioned this to him, he said, with equal...thought so, I certainly should not have said it." Another evening, Johnson's kind indulgence towards me had a pretty difficult trial. I had dined at... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...about,) that is, beuse, dearest, you're a dunce." When she tnetime afterwards mentioned this to him, said, with equal truth and politeness, Madam, if I had thought so, I certainly т M not have said it." Another evening, Johnson's kind indulice towards me had a pretty difficult... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 456 pages
...because, dearest, you 're a dunce." When she some time afterwards mentioned this to him, he said, \vith equal truth and politeness, " Madam, if I had thought so, I certainly should not have said it." Another evening Johnson's kind indulgence towards me had a pretty difficult trial. I had dined at the... | |
 | 1840 - 954 pages
...affected me.' ' Why,' said Johnson, smiling, and rolling himself about, ' that is because, dearest, you're a dunce.' When she some time afterwards mentioned...thought so, I certainly should not have said it.'" Poor Bozzy's indiscretion at her bouse, after having enjoyed too freely the hospitality of the Duke... | |
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re a dunce." When she some time afterwards mentioned this to him, he said, with equal truth and politeness, " Madam, if I had thought so, I certainly should not have said it." He did not come off so well on another occasion, when the presence of women 
