 Here was exemplified what Goldsmith said of him, with the aid of a very witty image from one of Gibber's Comedies: " There is no arguing with Johnson ; for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.  Boswell's Life of Johnson - 509. oldalszerző: James Boswell - 1917 - 574 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 382 oldal
...said of him, with the aid of a very witty image from one of Gibber's Comedies: " There is no argHiing with Johnson: for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the but-end of it." Another was this: when a gentleman of eminence in the literary world was violently... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 480 oldal
...him in the witty words of one of Gibber's comedies : " There is no arguing with Johnson ; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it." He turned to the gentleman, " Well, Sir, go to Dominicetti, and get thyself fumigated; but be sure... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 440 oldal
...what Goldsmith said of him, with the aid of a very witty image from one of Gibber's Comedies : " There is no arguing with Johnson : for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the but end of it." Another was this: when a gentleman of eminence in the literary world was violently... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 910 oldal
...what Goldsmith said of him, with the aid of a very witty image from one of Gibber's comedies, " There is no arguing with Johnson ; for if his pistol misses...knocks you down with the butt end of it."— Another, when a gentleman of eminence in the literary world was violently censured forattacking people by anonymous... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 oldal
...what Goldsmith said of him, with the aid of a very witty image from one of Gibber's comedies : " There is no arguing with Johnson ; for if his pistol misses...censured for attacking people by anonymous paragraphs in the newspapers ; he, from the spirit of contradiction, as I thought, took up his defence, and said,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 430 oldal
...to him in the witty words of one of Gibber's comedies : "There is no arguing with Johnson ; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it." He turned to the gentleman, "Well, sir, go to Dominicetti, and get thyself fumigated; but be sure that... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 oldal
...him in the witty words of one of Gibber's comedies : " There is no arguing with Johnson ; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it." He turned to the gentleman ; " Well, Sir, go to Dominicetti, and get thyself fumigated ; but be sure... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 oldal
...to him in the witty words of one of Gibber's comedies: " There is no arguing with Johnson ; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it." He turned to the gentleman ; " Well, Sir, go to Dominicetti, and get thyself fumigated ; but be sure... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 oldal
...brings us to a proper sense of our duty.—Burton. MCLXVm. There is no arguing with Johnson; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it. Cibber. MCLXK. Oh! what a war of looks was then between them! His eyes saw her eyes, as they had not... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 oldal
...us to a proper sense of oar duty. — Burton. MCLXVIII. There is no argiing with Johnson; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it. Gibber. MCLXIX. Oh! what a waj of looks was then between them! • His eyes saw her eyes, as they had... | |
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