 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1903 - 294 pages
...dignified but he was insolent," and that "his manner was exquisitely elegant." And again: "This man I thought had been a lord among wits ; but I find he is only- a wit among Lords." Johnson always maintained that the " respectable Hottentot " was not meant for him. " Sir," said he,... | |
 | John N. Crawford - Authors, English - 1903 - 442 pages
...Johnson afterward expressed himself with pointed freedom concerning Chesterfield. " This man," said he, " I thought had been a lord among wits ; but I find he is only a wit among lords." OLIVER GOLDSMITH. (1728-1774.) OF all English writers Oliver Goldsmith is the best beloved. That reckless,... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1903 - 1188 pages
...Shakespeare, page 131. * See Addison, page 299. * See Shakespeare, page 93. This man [Chesterfield], I thought, had been a lord among wits; but I find he is only a wit among lords. — JOHNSON (Boticelfs Life): rol. it. ch. i. A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge. — COWTEH:... | |
 | Charles Josselyn - California - 1903 - 320 pages
...freedom: "This Opinion of . «_ T /• ji • i _. . . .. man," said he, " I thought had been a lord Him among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." And when his letters to his natural son were published, he observed that " they teach the morals of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 pages
...refrain from expressing himself concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom : ' This man (said he) bout this time, and that Johnson was now engaged in preparing an historical acco !' And when his Letters to his natural son were published, he observed, that ' they teach the morals... | |
 | Quotations - 1906 - 810 pages
...will come: Knock as you please, there's nobody at home. POPE, Epigram 'This man [Lord Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords. SAMUEL JOHNSON, Life, by Boswell, 1754 *I have a pretty wit. SHAKESPEARE, Ai You Like It, v. i Your... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations, English - 1906 - 1198 pages
...Cliap. rii. 1743. Wretched un-idea'd girls. Chap.x. 1752. This man [Chesterfield], I thought, hail been a lord among wits ; but I find he is only a wit among lords.2 Vol. ti. Chnp. i. 1754. 1 From the London edition, 10 volumes, 1835. Dr. Johnson, it is said,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 628 pages
...refrain from expressing himself concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom : " This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but, I find, he is only allowed its merit. But when they went farther, and appeared to put that author upon a level with Warburton,... | |
 | Walter Swain Hinchman, Francis Barton Gummere - Authors, English - 1908 - 612 pages
...with help ? " ' Not content with this sturdy rebuff, Johnson made his celebrated epigram : " This man I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but I find he is only a wit among Lords." Rejecting the favor of noble patrons, the author of the Dictionary was nevertheless glad to welcome... | |
 | Jas. WM. Miller - English language - 1910 - 138 pages
...contrasted with another, both are brought out into greater prominence. Example : "I thought this man had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." " To err is human, to forgive divine." "A timorous foe and a suspicious friend." Epigram. — An epigram... | |
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This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits; but, I find, he is only a wit among Lords. 
