 | Horace Walpole - 1842 - 546 pages
...David Mallet, that Dr. Johnson pronounced this memorable sentence upon both author and editor : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel,...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... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 470 pages
...occasion that Dr. Johnson gave vent to his memorable tirade against the infidelity of Bolingbroke : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward, — a scoundrel...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... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 482 pages
...occasion that Dr. Johnson gave vent to his memorable tirade against the infidelity of Bolingbroke : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward, — a scoundrel...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... | |
 | 1860 - 1172 pages
...published the posthumous works of Bolingbroke, Johnson, speaking of the latter to Boswell, said, " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel,...against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had no resolution to fire it off himself, but left half » crown to a beggarly Scotchman, to d-aw the trigger... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 476 pages
...memorable tirade against the infidelity of Bolingbroke:—" 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pages
...just indignation, and pronounced this memorable sentence5 upon the noble a uthour6 arid his editor. " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward: a scoundrel...religion and morality; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman7 to draw the trigger... | |
 | Mary Milner - 1852 - 836 pages
...characteristic, though not a courteously-worded sentence, on the noble author, and his editor : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward : A scoundrel, for charging a blunderderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 374 pages
...just indignation, and pronounced this memorable sentence upon the noble author and his editor: — " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel...religion and morality; a coward, because — *-*he had no resolution to fire it off himself, but left %•• fe 7 ' half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman,... | |
 | 1848 - 916 pages
...forgotten. We give Dr. Johnson's remark on Bolingbroke, as preserved by Boswell : — '• Sir, ho was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel for charging...religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left a half-crown to a beggarly Scotchman, to draw the trigger... | |
 | 1889 - 670 pages
...the name of ' Philosophy/ published by David Mallet, 1751. This u Johnson's playful entire : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel For charging a blunderbuss againit religion and morality ; a coward because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but... | |
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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... 
