 What would you have me retract? I thought your book an imposture; I think it an imposture still. For this opinion I have given my reasons to the public, which I here dare you to refute. Your rage I defy. Your abilities, since your Homer, are not so formidable,...  Englische Studien - Page 60edited by - 1897Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...publick, which I here dare you to refute. Your rage I defy. Your abilities, fince your Homer, are not fo formidable; and what I hear of your morals inclines me to pay regard not to what you fhall fay, but to what you fhall prove. You may print this if you will. " SAM. JOHNSON." Mr. Macpherfon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...an imposture still. For this opinion I have given my reasons to the public, which I here dare you to refute ; your rage I defy, your abilities, since your Homer, are not so formidable, and what I he^r of your morals, inclines me to pay regard, not to what you shall say, but to what you Shall prove.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...imposture still. For this opinion, I have given my reasons to the public, which I here dare you to refute. Your rage I defy. Your abilities, since your Homer, are not formidable ; and what I hear of your morals, inclines me to pay regard, not to what you shall say,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...imposture still. For 66. this opinion I have given my reasons to the publick, which I here dare you to refute. Your rage I defy. Your abilities, since your...shall prove. You may print this if you will. " SAM. JOHNSON." Mr. Macpherson little knew the character of Dr. Johnson, if he supposed that he could be... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...imposture still. For this opinion I have given my reasons to the publick, which I here dare you to refute. Your rage I defy. Your abilities, since your...shall prove. You may print this if you will, " SAM. JOHNSON." Mr. Macpherson little knew the character of Dr. Johnson, if he supposed that he could be... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pages
...imposture still. For this opinion I have given my reasons to the publick, which I here dare you to refute. Your rage I defy. Your abilities, since your...shall prove. You may print this if you will. " SAM. JOHNSON." This spirited defiance effectually cooled the ardour of the editor of Ossian, more especially... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...imposture still. For this opinion I have given mv reasons to the publick, which I here dare you to refute. Your rage I defy. Your abilities, since your...shall prove. You may print this if you will. " SAM. JOHNSON." This spirited defiance effectually cooled the ardour of the editor of Ossian, more especially... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...publick, which I here dare you to refute. Your rage I defy. Your abilities, since your I Joiner, arc not so formidable ; and what I hear of your morals,...shall prove/ You may print this if you will. " SAM. JOHNSON." This spirited defiance effectually cooled the ardour of the editor of Ossian, more especially... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pages
...public, which I here dare you to refute. Your rage I defy. Your abilities, since your Homer, are Art, 9? formidable ; and what I hear of your morals, inclines...you shall prove. You may print this if you will." The threats alluded to in this letter never were attempted to be put in execution. But Johnson, as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 pages
...imposture still: for this opinion, I have given my reasons to the publick, which I here dare you to refute; your rage I defy — your abilities, since...you shall prove- You may print this if you will.' The threats alluded to in this letter were never attempted to be put into execution; but Johnson, as... | |
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