 I am sure,' said she, 'they have affected me.' ' Why,' said Johnson, smiling and rolling himself about, ' that is because, dearest, you're a dunce.' When she some time afterwards mentioned this to him, he said, with equal truth and politeness, 'Madam,...  Fraser's Magazine - Page 431873Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...instance happened one evening, when she insisted that some of Sterne's writings were very pathetick. Johnson bluntly denied it. " I am sure (said she)...Johnson, smiling, and rolling himself about,) that is, because, dearest, you're a dunce." When she sometime afterwards mentioned this to him, he said with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...instance happened one evening, when she insisted that some of Sterne's writings were very pathetick. Johnson bluntly denied it. " I am sure (said she)...Johnson, smiling, and rolling himself about,) that is, because, dearest, you're a dunce." When she some time afterwards mentioned this to him, he said with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...she insisted that some of Sterne's writings were very pathetic. Johnson bluntly denied it. I am eure (said she) they have affected me. — Why (said Johnson, smiling, and rolling himself about,) that is, because dearest, you're a dunce. When she sometime afterwards mentioned this to him, lie said with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...instance happened one evening, when she insisted that some of Sterne'swritings were very pathetick. Johnson bluntly denied it. " I am sure (said she) they have affected me." — "Why (said Juhnson, smiling, and rolling himself about), that is, because, dearest, you're a dunce." When she... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 910 pages
...instance happened one evening, when she insisted that some of Sterne's writings werevery pathetic. — Johnson bluntly denied it. ' I am sure (said she)...Johnson, smiling, and rolling himself about), that is because, dearest, you're a dunce.' When she sometime afterwards mentioned, this to him, he said, with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 pages
...instance happened one evening, when she insisted that some of Sterne's writings were very pathetick. Johnson bluntly denied it. " I am sure," said she,...Johnson, smiling and rolling himself about, " that is, because, dearest, you're a dunce." When she some time afterwards mentioned this to him, he said, with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...instance happened one evening, when she insisted that some of Sterne's writings were very pathetic. much vanity is excited by praise, I am not sure that...History is like other histories, but your Journal is in because, dearest, you're a dunce." When she sometime afterwards mentioned this to him, he said, with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pages
...instance happened one evening, when she insisted that some of Sterne's writings were very pathetick. Johnson bluntly denied it. " I am sure," said she,...Johnson, smiling, and rolling himself about, " that is because, dearest, you 're a dunce." When she some time afterwards mentioned this to him, he said, with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 592 pages
...happened one evening, when she insisted that some of Sterne's writings were very pathetick. Johnspn bluntly denied it. " I am sure," said she, " they...Johnson, smiling, and rolling himself about, " that is because, dearest, you 're a dunce." When she some time afterwards mentioned this to him, he said, with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 456 pages
...instance happened one evening, when she insisted that some of Sterne's writings were very pathetic. Johnson bluntly denied it. " I am sure," said she,...Johnson, smiling, and rolling himself about " that is because, dearest, you 're a dunce." When she some time afterwards mentioned this to him, he said, \vith... | |
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