 | Karl De Schweinitz - 1924 - Liczba stron: 262
...he was sometimes a little actuated by the spirit of contradiction, and by means of that I hoped that I should gain my point. I was persuaded that if I...Jack Wilkes, Sir! I'd as soon dine with Jack Ketch.' I, therefore, while we were sitting quietly by ourselves at his house in an evening, took occasion... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland - 1926 - Liczba stron: 1744
...Dr. Johnson, I was sensible that he was sometimes a little actuated by the spirit of contradiction, wn : Be sudden — to Eve : Be soon ; With thy young...constancy, In faith to Him their fickleness to me, I therefore, while we were sitting quietly by ourselves at his house in an evening, took occasion to... | |
 | Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - 1926 - Liczba stron: 924
...Dr. Johnson, I was sensible that he was sometimes a little actuated by the spirit of contradiction, and by means of that I hoped I should gain my point....Jack Wilkes, sir! I'd as soon dine with Jack Ketch." 1 I therefore, while we were sitting quietly by ourselves at his house in an evening, took occasion... | |
 | Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - 1926 - Liczba stron: 928
...Dr. Johnson, I was sensible that he was sometimes a little actuated by the spirit of contradiction, and by means of that I hoped I should gain my point....with Jack Wilkes, sir! I'd as soon dine with Jack Ketch."1 I therefore, while we were sitting quietly by ourselves at his house in an evening, took occasion... | |
 | James Boswell - 1998 - Liczba stron: 1540
...that he was sometimes a little actuated by the spirit of contradiction, and by means of that I hoped ! should gain my point. I was persuaded that if I had...with Jack Wilkes, Sir! I'd as soon dine with Jack Ketch.'1 1 therefore, while we were sitting quietly by ourselves at his house in an evening, took occasion... | |
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Notwithstanding the high veneration which I entertained for Dr. Johnson, I was sensible that he was sometimes a little actuated by the spirit of contradiction, and by means of that I hoped I should gain my point. I was persuaded that if I had come upon... 
