 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1889 - 494 pages
...degenerated, and that this was owing to luxury. JOHNSON. " Sir, in the first place. I doubt the fact. I believe there are as many tall men in England now,...of our people to be diminished, that is not owing luxury; for, Sir, consider to how very small a proportion of our people luxury can reach. Our soldiery,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 454 pages
...degenerated, and that this was owing to luxury. JOHNSON. " Sir, in the first place, I doubt the fact. I believe there are as many tall men in England now, as ever there were. But,secondly, supposing the stature of our people to be diminished, that is not owing to luxury ; for,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 504 pages
...degenerated, and that this was owing to luxury. JOHNSON. " Sir, in the first place, I doubt the fact. I believe there are as many tall men in England now, as ever there were. Butr secondly, supposing the stature of our people to be diminished, that is not owing to luxury ;... | |
 | John Forster - 1871 - 544 pages
...wit in a whole dedica" tion ?" "Perhaps not, sir," the other humanely admitted.* " doubt the f.ict. I believe there are as many tall men in England now,...for, sir, consider to how very small a proportion of u our people luxury can reach. . . You will observe, there is no man who works at " any particular... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Literature - 1895 - 552 pages
...this was owing to luxury." — JOHNSON. " Sir, in the first place, I doubt the fact. I believe that there are as many tall men in England now as ever...diminished, that is not owing to luxury ; for, sir, consider how very small a proportion of our people luxury can reacli. Our soldiery, surely, are not luxurious,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1900 - 334 pages
...degenerated, and that this was owing to luxury. " JOHNSON : ' Sir, in the first place, I doubt the fact. 1 believe there are as many tall men in England now...small a proportion of our people luxury can reach. . . . You will observe there is no man who works at any particular trade but you may know him from... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1901 - 500 pages
...degenerated, and that this was owing to luxury. JOHNSON. " Sir, in the first place. I doubt the fact. I believe there are as many tall men in England now,...of our people to be diminished, that is not owing luxury; for, Sir, consider to how very small a proportion of our people luxury can reach. Our soldiery,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1907 - 712 pages
...degenerated, and that this was owing to luxury. JOHNSON. "Sir, in the first place, 1 doubt the fact. I believe there are as many tall men in England now,...people luxury can reach. Our soldiery, surely, are no* luxurious, who live on six-pence a day ; and the same remark will apply to almost all the other... | |
 | Nineteenth century - 1923 - 976 pages
...race of our people was degenerated owing to luxury ' : ' Sir, in the first place, I doubt the fact. I believe there are as many tall men in England now as ever there were.' Asked if a foreigner should write the contemporary history of England, ' I would advise him to be at... | |
 | Mary Dorothy George - Labor - 1925 - 502 pages
...people was degenerating and that this was owing to luxury," he doubted the fact and denied the cause, " for Sir, consider to how very small a proportion of our people luxury can reach. . . . Luxury, so far as it reaches the poor, will do good to the race of people ; it will strengthen... | |
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On Tuesday, April 13, he and Dr. Goldsmith and I dined at General Oglethorpe's. Goldsmith expatiated on the common topick, that the race of our people was degenerated, and that this was owing to luxury. JOHNSON. " Sir, in the first place, I doubt the... 
