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" Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know that a man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice? "
The Celtic Monthly: A Magazine for Highlanders - Page 83
1899
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1785 - 548 pages
...profeflions, whofe practice was not fuitable. The Doctor grew warm, and faid, fc bir, are you fo grofsly ignorant of human nature, as not to know that a man may be very fincere in good principles, without having good practice ? [' Dr. Dr. johnfon was unqueftionably in...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into ...

James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, ' Sir, you are so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...very sincere in good principles, without having good practice' !' Dr. Johnson was unquestionably in the right ; and whoever examines himself candidly, will...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...whofe practice was not fuitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him:—" Sir, are you fo grofsly ignorant of human nature as not to know that a man may be very fincere in good principles, without having good practice * ?" But let no man encourage or foothe himfelf...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 112

1860 - 636 pages
...their good professions whose practice was not ' suitable to them." The Doctor grew warm and said, " Sir, ' are you so grossly ignorant of human nature...not to know ' that a man may be very sincere in good principle without ' having good practice ? " ' If we could afford to linger over Mr. Irving's pages...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 3

James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him :—" Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...very sincere in good principles, without having good practice ?" 6 But let no man encourage or soothe himself in "presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 4

James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...their good professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as...very sincere in good principles, without having good practice ?"6 But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, you are so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...that a man may be very sincere in good principles, withput havipg good practice f" Dr. Johnson was unquestionably in'the right; and whoever examines himself...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.

James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pages
...earnest in their good professions, whose practice was not suitable. The Doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature',...very sincere in good principles, without having good practice ?" Dr. Johnson was unquestionably in the right ; and whoever examines himself candidly, will...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson

James Boswell - 1813 - 492 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, you are so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...very sincere in good principles, without having good practice ? " Dr. Johnson was unquestionably in the right ; and whoever examines himself candidly, will...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson

James Boswell - 1813 - 484 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, you are so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...very sincere in good principles, without having good practice .?" Dr." Johnson was unquestionably in the right ; and whoever examines himself candidly,...
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