 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...attempting wit and failing, than in seeing a man trying to leap 'over a ditch and tumbling into it." He laughed heartily, when I mentioned to him a saying...Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature." — " So (said he,) I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...attempting wit and failing, than in seeing a man trying to leap over a ditch and tumbling into it.' He laughed heartily, when I mentioned to him a saying...Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature." ' So (said he,) I allowed him all his own merit.' He now added, ' Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...attempting wit and failing, than in seeing a man trying to leap over a ditch and tumbling into it.' He laughed heartily, when I mentioned to him a saying...Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature.' ' So (said he,) I allowed him all his own merit.' He now added, ' Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...attempting wit and failing, than in seeing a man trying to leap over a ditch and tumbling into it." He laughed heartily when I mentioned to him a saying...an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature."—" So (said he,) I allowed him all his own merit." . He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. 1 bring... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...circulate. "Why, Sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken him a great deal of puins to become what we now see him. Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in nature." "So (said he) I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...Improvement of the English language, and the last Drapicr's Letter." Johnson laughed heartily when Boswell mentioned to him a saying of his concerning Mr. Thomas...pains to become what we now see him : such an excess of'stupidity, sir, is not in nature; so I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pages
...Sheridan, which Foote took a wicked pleasure to circulate. " Why, sir, Sherry is dull ; natal-ally dull : but it must have taken him a great deal of...such an excess of stupidity, sir, is not in nature ; so I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. 1 bring his declamation... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...attempting wit and failing, than in seeing a man trying to leap over a ditch and tumbling into it." He laughed heartily when I mentioned to him a saying...Such an excess of stupidity, sir, is not in Nature." — " So (said he), I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring... | |
 | 1821 - 372 pages
...Mr. Thomas Sheridan, which Foote took a wicked pleasure to circulate. " Why, sir, Sherry is doll ; naturally dull : but it must have taken him a great...such an excess of stupidity, sir, is not in nature ; so I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring his declamation... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pages
...attempting wit and failing, than in seeing a man trying to leap over a ditch and tumbling into it." He laughed heartily when I mentioned to him a saying...Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature." — " So (said he,) I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring... | |
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Why, Sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him. Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature."— "So," said he, "I allowed him all his own merit. 
