 | 1870 - 792 ページ
...questions asked in rapid succession. " Don't you consider, sir, that these are not the manners of a gentleman ? I will not be baited with what and why....Why is a cow's tail long ? Why is a fox's tail bushy ? " " Why, sir," said Boswell, "you are so good that I venture to trouble you." "Sir," said Johnson,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 ページ
...faid, " I will not be put to the quefticn. Don't you confider, Sir, that thefe are not the manners of a gentleman ? I will not be baited with what, and why...that ? why is a cow's tail long ? why is a fox's tail bufhy ?'*' The gentleman, who was a good deal out of countenance, faid, " Why, Sir, you are fo good,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 ページ
...confider, Sir, that thefe are not the manners of a gentleman ? I will not be baited with what, znd'tvly ; what is this? what is that? why is a cow's tail long? why is a fox's tail bufhy ?" The gentleman, who was a good deal out of countenance, faid, " Why, Sir, you are fo good,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 ページ
...be put to the question. Don't you consider, Sir, that these are not tlit- manners of a gentleman ? 1 will not be baited with what and why; what is this ? what is that? why is a cow's tail long? why isa fox't tail bushy ? The gentleman, who was л good deal out of countenance, said, Why, Sir, you... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 520 ページ
...said, " I will not be put to the question. Don't you consider, Sir, that these are not the manners of a gentleman ? I will not be baited with what and why...so good, that I venture to trouble you." JOHNSON. " jSir, my being so good is nO reason why you should be so ill." Talking of the Justitia hulk at Woolwich,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 ページ
...these are not the manners of a gentleman ? 1 will not be baited with u-liat and why; what is thie ? what is that? why is a cow's tail long ? why is a !•:».', tail bushy ? The gentleman, who was a good deal out of countenance, said, Why, Sir, you... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 418 ページ
...consider, sir, that these are not the manners of a gen.tleman ? I will not be baited with tehat, and taky; what is this ? what is that ? why is a cow's tail...sir, you are so good, that I venture to trouble you." JOHNBON. " Sir, my being so good is no reason why you should be so ill." Talking of the Justitia hulk... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 458 ページ
...said, " I will not be put to the question. Don't you consider, Sir, that these are not the manners of a gentleman ? I will not be baited with what and why...is that ? why is a cow's tail long ? why is a fox's cated Dv. Kearney's remark, is perfectly satisfied that it is correct. A few other observations have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1824 - 438 ページ
...said, " I will not be put to the question. Don't you consider, Sir, that these are not the manners of a gentleman ? I will not be baited with what and why;...my being so good is no reason why you should be so ///." Talking of the Justitia hulk at Woolwich, in which criminals were punished, by being confined... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 416 ページ
...said, " I will not be put to the question. Don't you consider, sir, that these are not the manners of a gentleman ? I will not be baited with what and why...a cow's tail long? why is a fox's tail bushy?" The gentlebeen, that ' Mr. Fox, in the instance mentioned, might be considered as the reverse of Phaax,... | |
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I will not be put to the question. Don't you consider, Sir, that these are not the manners of a gentleman ? I will not be baited with what and why; what is this? what is that? why is a cow's tail long? why is a fox's tail bushy ?" The gentleman, who was... 
