 | James Boswell - 1884 - 742 pages
...since. Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves ; but they cannot bear levelling /// to themselves. They would all have some people under...author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by showing no deference to noblemen into whose company he was admitted. JOHNSON. " Suppose a shoemaker... | |
 | James Macaulay - 1884 - 164 pages
...fellowcitizen ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine at table with us.' I thus, sir, showed the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never...but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves." * PLAYERS. A LTHOUGH Johnson had great "^ regard for Garrick personally, he often spoke with contempt... | |
 | James Boswell - 1885 - 490 pages
...the same personage who afterwards made herself so much known as "the celebrated female historian." a very grave countenance, and said to her, ' Madam,...have some people above them ?" I mentioned a certain authour who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference to noblemen into whose company... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 576 pages
...establish a popular parity in the state, " Do thou," says he, " begin it first in thine own family." ' I thus, Sir, shewed her the absurdity of the levelling...have some people above them ?' I mentioned a certain authour who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference to noblemen into whose company... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 598 pages
...in the state, " Do thou," says he, "begin it first in thine own family." ' thus, 448 Levelling up. I thus, Sir, shewed her the absurdity of the levelling...have some people above them ?' I mentioned a certain authour who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference to noblemen into whose company... | |
 | James Boswell - 1888 - 608 pages
...Macaulay At Home to the Liplimenting Mrs. Macaulay upon her terati." history, and the manner of both gave your footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to...have some people above them ? " I mentioned a certain authour who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference to noblemen into whose company... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 502 pages
...fellow-citizen, your footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us.' I thus, Sir, showed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has...author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by showing no deference to noblemen into whose company he was admitted. JOHNSON. " Suppose a shoemaker... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 574 pages
...citizen, your footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us.' I thus, Sir, showed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has...author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by showing no deference to noblemen into whose company he was admitted. JOHNSON. " Suppose a shoemaker... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 566 pages
...made herself so much known as " the celebrated female historian. dine with us.' I thus, Sir, showed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has...author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by showing no deference to noblemen into whose company he was admitted. JOHNSON. " Suppose a shoemaker... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 pages
...fellow-citizen, your footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us.' I thus, Sir, showed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has...author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by showing no deference to noblemen into whose company he was admitted. JOHNSON: "Suppose a shoemaker... | |
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I am now become a convert to your way of thinking. I am convinced that all mankind are upon an equal footing; and to give you an unquestionable proof, Madam, that I am in earnest, here is a very sensible, civil, well-behaved fellowcitizen, your footman;... 
