 | 1874 - 596 pages
...Mallet, to the great offence of what Boswell calls all 'well-principled men,' Dr. Johnson exclaimed, ' Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward: a scoundrel...charging ' a blunderbuss against religion and morality; and a coward ' because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left ' half-a-crown to a beggarly... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...with a jnst indignation, and pronounced this memorable sentence upon the noble author and his editor. "Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel for charging a blunderbnss against religion and morality ; a coward, becanse he had DO resolution to fire it off himself,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Library catalogs - 1826 - 672 pages
...Letter to Sir W. Windham, &c H. 1753 -. Philosophical Works, by Mallet....5 1754 B., said Johnson, was ' a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel, for...charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; * coward, because he had nut resolution tu fire it off himself, but left half-a-crowu to a beggarly... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 378 pages
...just indignation, and pronounced this memorable sentence upon the noble author and his editor:—" Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward: a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against reb'gion and morality; a coward, because he had no resolution to fire it off himself, but left half... | |
 | 1835 - 610 pages
...which Dr. Johnson pronounced on the posthumous appearance of Bolmgbroke's philosophical works : — ' Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against reiigion and morality ; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but * \Vc find... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - Admirals - 1839 - 536 pages
...* His letters addressed to George Montagu, nephew of the second Earl of Halifax, a young man about town with two or three sinecures, published only in...Dr. Johnson said of Bolingbrooke—" Sir, he was a scoun.drcl and a coward; a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality; a coward... | |
 | Mary Milner - 1852 - 836 pages
...characteristic, though not a courteously-worded sentence, on the noble author, and his editor : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward : A scoundrel, for charging a blunderderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire... | |
 | Questions and answers - 1889 - 670 pages
...the name of ' Philosophy/ published by David Mallet, 1751. This u Johnson's playful entire : — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel For charging a blunderbuss againit religion and morality ; a coward because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but... | |
 | Robert Armitage - Authors, English - 1850 - 562 pages
...gifted Lord Bolingbroke, the idol of Dean Swift, Pope, and many more:—" Sir," he said, " Bolingbroke was a scoundrel and a coward : a scoundrel, for charging a blunderbuss against religion and • In his Life of Milton. morality: a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself,... | |
 | Theology - 1850 - 704 pages
...publication of his infidel and pseudophilosophical sentiments, that he broke out in the following words ; " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel for charging a blunderbus against religion and morality ; a coward because he had not resolution to fire it off himself,... | |
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Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward: a scoundrel for charging ' a blunderbuss against religion and morality; and a coward ' because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left ' half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger 
