 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1786 - 330 pagine
...manners of thofe whom we live among, and defpife fuch paltry distinctions. Alas, Sir (continued he), a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the fboner in a grey one." On an occafion of lefs confequence, when he turned his back on Lord Bolingbroke... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 pagine
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir (continued he), a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one." On an occasion of less consequence, when he turned his back on lord Bolinbroke in the rooms at Brighthelmstone,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 612 pagine
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one."] Talking of a London life, he said, " The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pagine
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one."] Talking of a London life, he said, " The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pagine
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a gray one." BOSWELL'S Life of Johnson. FOLLY and cunning divide mankind, yet they that are most crafty... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pagine
...manners of those whom we. live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir," continued he, " is humour exquisite." What the worthy knight Talking of a London life, he said, "The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pagine
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, Sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one." On an occasion of less consequence, when he turned his back on Lord Bolingbroke in the rooms at Brighthelmstone,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 346 pagine
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas! Sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one."—PI0zzI. instructive conversation with him on the conduct of the married state, of which I had... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 pagine
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, Sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one." On an occasion of less consequence, when he turned his back on Lord Bolingbroke in the rooms at Brighthelmstone,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 516 pagine
...and spirit, ' Let us not be found, when our Master calls us, stripping the lace off our waistcoats, but the spirit of contention from our souls and tongues....coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a gray one.' Yet he was himself under the tyranny of scruples as unreasonable as those of Hudibras or... | |
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Let us not be found, when our Master calls us, stripping the lace off our waistcoats, but the spirit of contention from our souls and tongues. Alas ! sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat will not find his way thither the sooner in a grey... 
