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" Why, sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying : and I see not what honour he can propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when... "
Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine: And His Journal ... - Page 195
by James Boswell, Andrew Erskine - 1879 - 242 pages
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Dr. Johnson's table-talk: aphorisms [&c.] selected and arranged ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...added, that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice.—J. " Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks...propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when...
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The Table Talk of John Selden

John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...was added, that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice J. " Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks...propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...BOSWELL. " The same person maintains that there is no distinction between virtue and vice." JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1

James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtne and vice. JOHNSON. " Why, if the fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying;...propose to himself from having the character of a lyqr. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtne and vice, why, Sir, when...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pages
...person maintains that there is no distinction between virtue and vice." JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if tlit* fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying ;...propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...BOSWELL. " The same person maintains that there is no distinction between virtue and vice." JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...is lying ; and I see not what honour he can propose fo himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...added that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...added that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when...
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The British Prose Writers, Volume 16

1821 - 372 pages
...BOSWELL. " The same person maintains that there is no distinction between virtne and vice." JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying ; and 1 see not what honour he can propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1824 - 454 pages
...that the same person maintained that there was no distinction between virtue and vice. JOHNSON : " Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks,...is lying ; and I see not what honour he can propose 1 He used to tell, with great humour, from my relation to him, the following little story of my early...
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