 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...recourse to this device. " Pray, Sir, (said he,) whether do you reckon Derrick or Smart the best poet 1" Johnson at once felt himself roused ; and answered,...the point of precedency between a louse and a flea." Once, when checking my boasting too frequently of myself in company, he said to me, " Boswell, you... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...recourse to this device. " Pray, Sir, (said he,) whether do you reckon Derrick or Smart the best poet f" Johnson at once felt himself roused; and answered,...the point of precedency between a louse and a flea." Once, when checking my boasting too frequently of myself in company, he said to me, " Boswell, you... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...Mr. Morgan argued with him in vain. At length he had recourse to this device: " Pray, Sir (said he), do you reckon Derrick or Smart the best poet?" Johnson at once felt himself roused; and answ.ar. ed, " Sir, there is no settling the point of precedency between a louse and a flea." After... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...do yoe reckon Derrick or Smart the best poet ? Johnson at onc<? felt himself roused; and auswere d, Sir, there is no settling the point of precedency between a louse and a flea. Once, when checking my boasting too frequently of my telf in company, he said to me, Boswell, you often... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...Mr. Morgan argued with him in vain. At length he had recourse to this device: " Pray, Sir (said he), do you reckon Derrick or Smart the best poet?" Johnson...the point of precedency between a louse and a flea." After having on some occasion made observations upon the similarity between '• Rasselas' and ' Candida,*... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 476 pages
...argued with him directly, in vain. At length he had recourse to this device. " Pray Sir, (said he) whether do you reckon Derrick or Smart the best poet?"...the point of precedency between a louse and a flea." Once, when checking my boasting too frequently of myself in company, he said to me, " Boswell, you... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...argued with him directly, in vuin. At length he had recourse to this device. Pray, Sir, (said he,) whether do you reckon Derrick or Smart the best poet ? Johnson at one« felt himself roused; and answered, Sir, there is no settling the point of precedency between... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...argued with him directly, in vain. At length he had recourse to this device. " Pray, sir (said he), whether do you reckon Derrick or Smart the best poet...the point of precedency between a louse and a flea." Once, when checking my boasting too frequently of myself in company, he said to me, " Boswell, you... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 pages
...Morgan argued with him in vain. At length he had re. course to this device : " Pray, sir (said he), do you reckon Derrick or Smart the best poet?" Johnson...the point of precedency between a louse and a flea." : After having on some occasion made observations upon the similarity between " Rasselas " and " Candide,"... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 pages
...argued with him directly, in vain. At length he had recourse to this device. " Pray, sir," said he, " whether do you reckon Derrick or Smart the best poet?"...the point of precedency between a louse and a flea." Once, when checking my boasting too frequently of ' Johnson being asked his opinion of this essay,... | |
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Johnson, for sport perhaps, or from the spirit of contradiction, eagerly maintained that Derrick had merit as a writer. Mr. Morgann argued with him directly, in vain. At length he had recourse to this device. " Pray, sir (said he), whether do you reckon... 
