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" Sir, a man will no more carry the artifice of the bar into the common intercourse of society, than a man who is paid for tumbling upon his hands will continue to tumble upon his hands when he should walk on his feet. "
The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe: The borough - Page 115
by George Crabbe - 1834 - 336 pages
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The tin trumpet; or, Heads and tales, for the wise and waggish; to which are ...

Horace Smith - 1869 - 392 pages
...same mask in common life, in the intercourse with his friends?"— "Why no, Sir," replied the Doctor. "A man will no more carry the artifice of the bar...paid for tumbling upon his hands will continue to do so when he should walk on his feet." Perhaps not ; but how are we to respect the forensic tumbler,...
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THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW VOL. CXII

The North American Review.VOL.CXII. - 1871 - 506 pages
...sir. Everybody knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client; and it is therefore properly no dissimulation ; the moment you come from the bar you resume your usual behavior." And it is continually said : " One side of a case is right and the other side is wrong....
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The North American Review, Volume 112

1871 - 494 pages
...sir. Everybody knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client ; and it is therefore properly no dissimulation ; the moment you come from the bar you resume your usual behavior." And it is continually said : " One side of a case is right and the other side is wrong....
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The Canada Law Journal, Volume 7

1872 - 384 pages
...every body knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client, and it is, therefore, properly no dissimulation ; the moment you come from the bar...society than a man who is paid for tumbling upon his bauds will continue to tumble upon his hands when he should walk on hia feet.—Bomell'i Life of Johnson....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell - 1873 - 620 pages
...which perhaps the author thought might diminish his dignity, was al£0 changed to aiuious.— MALOSK. moment you come from the bar you resume your usual...continue to tumble upon his hands when he should walk OB his feet.' Talking of some of the modern plays, he said, False Delicacy was totally void of character....
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Curiosities of Law and Lawyers

James Paterson - 1882 - 546 pages
...Everybody knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client ; and it is, therefore, properly no dissimulation ; the moment you come from the bar...continue to tumble upon his hands when he should walk upon his feet." A CLIENT ENTITLED TO HAVE HIS VIEWS PUT IN THE BEST WAY. "Sir," said Dr. Johnson to...
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Johnsoniana: Life, Opinions, and Table-talk of Doctor Johnson

Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 pages
...sir. Every body knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client; and it is therefore properly no dissimulation. The moment you come from the bar,...for tumbling upon his hands will continue to tumble when he should walk on his feet." Speaking of the inward light to which some methodists pretended,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with the Journal of a Tour to ...

James Boswell - 1884 - 742 pages
...Every body knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client ; and it is, therefore, properly no dissimulation : the moment you come from the bar...than a man who is paid for tumbling upon his hands \vill continue to tumble upon his hands when he should walk on his feet." «, Talking of some of the...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life

James Boswell - 1887 - 500 pages
...Sir. Everybody knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client; and it is, therefore, properly no dissimulation : the moment you come from the bar...you resume your usual behaviour. Sir, a man will no ' See ante, ii. 3, note. scanty about this period ; dissipation, ' The editor of the Letters of Bos-...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson ... Comprising a Series of His Epistolary ...

James Boswell - 1890 - 568 pages
...Everybody knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client ; and it is, therefore, properly e in the school." The bishop also informs me, that...Stourbridge, applied to have him admitted as a scholar and So the Prologue appeared in "The Public Advertiser," the theatrical gazette of thiit day, soon after...
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