I thus, Sir, shewed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves. They would all have some people under them; why... The Life of Samuel Johnson: 1709-March 18, 1776 - Page 272by James Boswell - 1907 - 1172 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...your footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us*." I thus, Sir, shewed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never...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 - 1799 - 496 pages
...your footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us.' I thus, Sir, shewed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never...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 - 1799 - 648 pages
...your footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us'." I thus. Sir, shewed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never...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 - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...your footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us.' I thus, Sir, shewed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never...under them : why not then have some people above them ?" 1 mentioned a certain authour who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...your footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us.' I thus, Sir, shewed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never...under them; why not then have some people above them ?" A certain author was men-, tioned, who disgusted by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference... | |
| James Everett - 1812 - 138 pages
...your footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us.' I thus, Sir, shewed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never...them; why not, then, have some people above them?— Suppose a shoemaker should claim an equality with him [a certain author alluded to], as he does with... | |
| John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...your footman ; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us.' I thus, Sir, shewed her the absurdity of the levelling doctrine. She has never...liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level dawn as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves. They would all have some... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...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 never...under them ; why not then have some people above them ?" Boswell mentioned a certain author, who disgusted him by his forwardness, and by showing no deference... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...since. Sir, your levellers wish to level doieu as far as themselves ; but they cannot bear levelling np to themselves. They would all have some people under them ; why not then have some people above them ?" Boswell mentioned a certain anthor, who disgusted him by his forwardness, and by showing no deference... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 382 pages
...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 never...liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level dawn as far as themselves ; but they cannot bear levelling vp to themselves. They would all have some... | |
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