 A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist, who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than enquiry : and if falsehood flatters his vanity,. will not be very diligent to detect it.  A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - 181 ページSamuel Johnson 著 - 1817 - 504 ページ全文表示 - この書籍について
 | 1714 - 430 ページ
...found. fociety. Dr. Johnfon, indeed, is of opinion that " a Scotchman muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it," he fays, " better than inquiry : and, if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to... | |
 | 1775 - 652 ページ
...ieduced by their fondnefs for their fuppofed ancedors. A Scotchman muff, be a very furdy mtraliji, who does not love Scotland better than truth : he will always love it better than inquiry; and if fa I fe hood flutters his vanity, will not !><• very diligent to detect it. Neither ought the English... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 ページ
...feduced by their Jondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchman nrjit be a very fturdy moralil}, who does not love Scotland better than truth; he will always love it better than inquiry ; and if fa'fehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to de-left it. Neither ought the Er.glijh... | |
 | Andrew Henderson - 1775 - 74 ページ
...appellation, no lefs than your fneering.expreffion, P* 276. " A Scotch" man mud be a very fturdy moralift who *' does not love Scotland better than truth, ** he will always love it better than enquiry, ' '".and if faHhood flatters his vanity, will ** not be very diligent to deteft it, neither... | |
 | Donald MacNicol - 1779 - 392 ページ
...fed need by their fondnefs for their fuppofed anccftors. A Scotchman muft be a very 'fturdy moralift, who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than inquiry ; and, if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to deted it." As an impofture is the laft... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 ページ
...common life.' Works, ix. 18. Boswell a second time (ante, ii. 356) returns to Johnson's assertion that 'a Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist who does...truth ; he will always love it better than inquiry.' Works, ix. 1 16. 1 See ante, p. 44. ' A protest may be entered on the part of most Scotsmen against... | |
 | Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 ページ
...feduced by their ' fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotch' man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not * love Scotland better than truth ; he...will always ' love it better than inquiry : and, if falfhood flatters ' his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. * Neither ought the Englifh... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 ページ
...feduced by their * fbndnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotch* man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not * love Scotland better than truth; he...will always ' love it better than inquiry : and, if falfhood flatters * his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. c Neither ought the Englifh... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 ページ
...their f fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchc man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who docs not ' love Scotland better than truth ; he will always ' love it better than inquiry : and, if falihood flatters ' his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. * Neither ought the Englilh... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 ページ
...feduced by their ' fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchc man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not * love Scotland better than truth ; he will always ' love it better thar inquiry: and, if falfhood flatters ' his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it, * Neither... | |
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