 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...how or why, made a fudden tranfition to one upon which he was a violent aggreffor ; for he. faid, " I am willing to love all mankind, except an American :" and his inflammable corruption burfting into horrid fire, he " breathed out threatenings and flaughter ;" calling them, " Rafcals... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1791 - 608 pages
...how or why, made a fudden. tranfitien to one upon which he was a violent aggreffor -, for he faid, " I am willing to love all mankind, except an American:" and his inflam- 1 77 8 jnable corruption burfting into horrid fire, he " breathed out threatenings and ^ tat... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...Pray, Sir, had you ever thought of it 1 JOHNSON. " I had not, Sir." From this pleasing subject, he, I know not how or why, made a sudden transition to...breathed out threatenings and slaughter;" calling them, " Rascals—Robbers—Pirates ;" and exclaiming, he'd " burn and destroy them." Miss Seward, looking... | |
 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...Pray, Sir, had you ever thought of it ?" JOHNSON. " I had not, Sir." From this pleasing subject, he, I know not how or why, made a sudden transition to...and exclaiming, he'd " burn and destroy them." Miss Seward, looking to him with mild but steady astonishment, said, " Sir, this is an instance that we... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...application. Pray, Sir, had you ever thought of it? Johnson. 1 hud not. Sir. From this pleasing subject, he, I know not how or why, made a sudden transition to one upon which he was a violent agressor; for, he suid, I am willing to love ull mankind, except an American: and hisiiiflimable corruption... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pages
...Pray, Sir, had you ever thought of it ?" JOHNSON. " I had not, Sir." From this pleasing subject, he, I know not how or why, made a sudden transition to...and exclaiming he'd " burn and destroy them." Miss Seward, looking to him with mild but steady astonishment, said, " Sir, this is an instance that we... | |
 | 1820 - 562 pages
...and sousing manner of the Dr. himself; of which a sample is afforded in the following passage of bis Biography. 'From a pleasing subject,' says Boswell,...into horrid fire. he • " breathed out threatenings ana slaughter ;" calling them, " Rascals — Itobidentity of their spirit. Both have canted about the... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...Pray, sir, had you ever thought of it ?" JOHNSON. " 1 had not, sir." From this pleasing subject, he made a sudden transition to one upon which he was...corruption bursting into horrid fire, he " breathed out threatening! and slanghter;" calling them " rascals, robbers, pirates ;" and exclaiming, he'd " burn... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...sir, had you ever thought of it ?" JOHNSON. " I had not, sir." From this pleasing subject, he marie a sudden transition to one upon which he was a violent...said : " I am willing to love all mankind, except an Amerivan;" and his inSammable corruption bursting into honid fire, he " breathed out threatenings and... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 382 pages
...Pray, sir, had you ever thought of it ?" JOHNSON. " I had not, sir." From this pleasing subject, he made a sudden transition to one upon which he was a violent aggressor ; for, he shid : " I am willing to love all mankind, except an American;" and his inflammable corruption bursting... | |
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Miss Seward, looking to him with mild but steady astonishment, said, " Sir, this is an instance that we are always most violent against those whom we have injured. 
