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" Let us not be found, when our Master calls us, stripping the lace off our waistcoats, but the spirit of contention from our souls and tongues. Alas ! sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat will not find his way thither the sooner in a grey... "
Reviews and essays from 'The Edinburgh'. - Página 230
por Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1874
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Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: During the Last Twenty Years of ...

Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1786 - 330 páginas
...manners of thofe whom we live among, and defpife fuch paltry distinctions. Alas, Sir (continued he), a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the fboner in a grey one." On an occafion of lefs confequence, when he turned his back on Lord Bolingbroke...
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Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. during the last twenty years of ...

Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 páginas
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir (continued he), a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one." On an occasion of less consequence, when he turned his back on lord Bolinbroke in the rooms at Brighthelmstone,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of a tour to ..., Volumen2

James Boswell - 1831 - 612 páginas
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one."] Talking of a London life, he said, " The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the ...

James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 páginas
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one."] Talking of a London life, he said, " The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who...
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The Saturday Magazine ..., Volúmenes4-5

1834 - 536 páginas
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a gray one." BOSWELL'S Life of Johnson. FOLLY and cunning divide mankind, yet they that are most crafty...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour ..., Volumen1

James Boswell - 1835 - 604 páginas
...manners of those whom we. live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one."] Talking of a London life, he said, "The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour ..., Volumen3

James Boswell - 1835 - 348 páginas
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas ! Sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one." — PI0zzI. instructive conversation with him on the conduct of the married state, of which I had then...
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to ..., Volumen3

James Boswell - 1835 - 346 páginas
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas! Sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one."—PI0zzI. instructive conversation with him on the conduct of the married state, of which I had...
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Johnsoniana; or, Supplement to Boswell [ed. by J.W. Croker].

John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 páginas
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, Sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one." On an occasion of less consequence, when he turned his back on Lord Bolingbroke in the rooms at Brighthelmstone,...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumen2

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 512 páginas
...the lace off our waistcoats, but the spirit of contention from our souls and tongues. Alas ! sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a gray one.' Yet he was himself under the tyranny of scruples as unreasonable as those of Hudibras or...
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