| James Boswell - 1785 - 548 pages
...profeflions, whofe practice was not fuitable. The Doctor grew warm, and faid, fc bir, are you fo grofsly ignorant of human nature, as not to know that a man may be very fincere in good principles, without having good practice ? [' Dr. Dr. johnfon was unqueftionably in... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...whofe practice was not fuitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him:—" Sir, are you fo grofsly ignorant of human nature as not to know that a man may be very fincere in good principles, without having good practice * ?" But let no man encourage or foothe himfelf... | |
| 1860 - 636 pages
...of people being * in earnest in their good professions whose practice was not ' suitable to them." The Doctor grew warm and said, " Sir, ' are you so...not to know ' that a man may be very sincere in good principle without ' having good practice ? " ' If we could afford to linger over Mr. Irving's pages... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him :—" Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ?" 6 But let no man encourage or soothe himself in "presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson was... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ?"6 But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson *... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, you are so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...that a man may be very sincere in good principles, withput havipg good practice f" Dr. Johnson was unquestionably in'the right; and whoever examines himself... | |
| James Boswell - 1813 - 492 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, you are so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...the inconsistency between principles and practice are greater in some men than in others. I recollect very little of this night's conversation. I am... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...m their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them, was thus reprimanded by him: — Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...in good principles, without having good practice. Bnt let no man encourage or sooilie himself in presumptuous sin, from knowing that Johnson was sometimes... | |
| James Gregory - 1819 - 454 pages
...with falsehood and disingenuity ? " Are you," said Dr. Johnson to a reverend gentleman in Scotland, " are you " so grossly ignorant of human nature, as...good " principles, without having good practice?" Horace says, " Video meliora, proboque; deteriora " sequor," or as another ancient has expressed it-... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...professions, whose practice was not snitable to them, was thns reprimanded by him : — Sir, are you m- grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know that a man may be very sincere in good principles, withont having pood practice. But let no man encourage or soothe himself in presumptuons sin, from... | |
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