 | 1714 - 430 trang
...book, in which the word Britons is not to be found. fociety. Dr. Johnfon, indeed, is of opinion that " a Scotchman muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does...Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it," he fays, " better than inquiry : and, if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 trang
...feduced by their Jondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchman nrjit be a very fturdy moralil}, who does not love Scotland better than truth; he will always love it better than inquiry ; and if fa'fehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to de-left it. Neither ought the Er.glijh... | |
 | Donald MacNicol - 1779 - 392 trang
...reception of an improbable fidion : they are fed need by their fondnefs for their fuppofed anccftors. A Scotchman muft be a very 'fturdy moralift, who does...flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to deted it." As an impofture is the laft thing of which a gentleman can be fuppofed guilty, it is the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 trang
...time (ante, ii. 356) returns to Johnson's assertion that 'a Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than inquiry.' Works, ix. 1 16. 1 See ante, p. 44. ' A protest may be entered on the part of most Scotsmen against... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 trang
...improbable fiction : they are feduced by their * fbndnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotch* man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not * love...will always ' love it better than inquiry : and, if falfhood flatters * his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. c Neither ought the Englifh... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 trang
...improbable fiction : they are feduced by their ' * fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchf man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not * love...will always ' love it better than inquiry : and, if falfhood flatters f his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it.' * Neither ought the Englifh... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 trang
...improbable fiction : they are feduced by their ' fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchc man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not * love...better than truth ; he will always ' love it better thar inquiry: and, if falfhood flatters ' his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it, * Neither... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 trang
...their f fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchc man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who docs not ' love Scotland better than truth ; he will always ' love it better than inquiry : and, if falihood flatters ' his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. * Neither ought the Englilh... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 trang
...feduced by their fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchman mufl be a very flurdy rnoralift, who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than enquiry : and if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detedt it. Neither ought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 trang
...improbable fiction : they are feduced by their * fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotch1 man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not * love Scotland better thjn truth ; he will always ' love it better than inquiry; and, if falfhood flatters ' his vanity,... | |
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A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist, who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than inquiry : and if falsehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. 
