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" I thus, Sir, showed 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, LL.D. - Page 461
by James Boswell - 1831
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...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...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...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...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...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...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...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...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...
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Dr. Johnson's table-talk: aphorisms [&c.] selected and arranged ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...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...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...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...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...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...
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Remarks on a pamphlet [by E. Paley] lately circulated in the ..., Volume 1

James Everett - 1812 - 138 pages
...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...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...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...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...have some people above them ?" I mentioned a certain author who disgusted me by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference to noblemen into whose company...
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The Table Talk of John Selden

John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...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...under them ; why not then have some people above them ?" A certain author was mentioned, who disgusted by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference to...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...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...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...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1

James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...levelling doctrine. She has never liked me since. Sir, your levellers wish to level ,l:4eо as fur as themselves ; but they cannot bear levelling up...have some people above them ?" I mentioned a certain author who disgnsted me by his forwardness, and by shewing no deference to noblemen into whose company...
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