 MR. JAMES MACPHERSON, I received your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence offered me I shall do my best to repel ; and what I cannot do for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by...  The Irish ecclesiastical record - Page 504by Irish ecclesiastical record - 1884Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...threatening letter to the author, and Johnson answered him in the rough phrase of stern defiance. ' I received your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence...for myself, the law shall do for me ; I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat by the menaces of a ruffian ! What •would you... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...his letter has not been preserved. Johnson returned the following answer : " Mr JAMES MACPHERSON. " I received your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence...I shall do my best to repel, and what I cannot do myself the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...own hand writing, " This, I think, is a true copy"1 .' I have deposited it in the British Museum. " I RECEIVED your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence...for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the ' menaces of a ruffian. '« What would... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...authenticated by a note in his own hand writing, " This, I think, is a true copy" l " MR. JAMES MACPHERSON, " I RECEIVED your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence...for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think ;t cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian. 1775. " What would... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...character and temper of his opponent, who replied to him in the subsequent terms. " MR. JAMES MACPHERSON, " I received your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence...for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian. " What would you... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pages
...character and temper of his opponent, who replied to him in the subsequent terms. " MR.JAMES MACPHERSON, " I received your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence...for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian. " What would you... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...terms. " MR. JAMES MACPHERSON, « I received your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence ofl'cred me I shall do my best to repel ; and what I cannot...for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred •from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a rullian. " What would... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pages
...threatening letter to the author ; and Johnson answered him in the rough phrase of stern defiance. " I received your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence...for myself, the law Shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat by the menace of a ruffian. " What would you... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pages
...a menacing letter to Johnson, which drew from him the following stern and contemptuous reply : . " I received your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence...for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat by the menaces of a ruffian. " What would you... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 pages
...threatening letter to the author, and Johnson answered him in the rough phrase of stern defiance. ' I received your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence...cannot do for myself, the law shall do for me; I hope 1 shall never be detered from detecting what I think a cheat by the menaces of a ruffian! What would... | |
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