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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... "
Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson: Together with His Essay on Johnson - Página 34
por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1896 - 110 páginas
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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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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volumen54

1831 - 652 páginas
...spirit, ' Let us not be found, ' when our Master calls us, stripping the lace off our waist' coats, but the spirit of contention from our souls and tongues....grey one.' Yet he was himself under the tyranny of scruples as unreasonable as those of Hudibras or Ralpho ; and carried his zeal for ceremonies and for...
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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: Including a Journal of His Tour to the ..., Volumen9

James Boswell - 1835 - 366 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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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, " is humour exquisite." What the worthy knight 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 ... 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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