 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pagina’s
...profession of life, he could not be a lawyer, adding his reasons : ' I cannot, (saith he,) defend a bad, nor yield in a good cause." JOHNSON. " Sir, this is false...my shoes from the shoemaker, and my coat from the taylor, so I take my religion from the priest." I regretted this loose way of talking. JOHNSON. " Sir,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pagina’s
...profession of life, he could not be a lawyer, adding his reasons: 'I cannot (saith he,) defend a bad, nor yield in a good cause." JOHNSON. " Sir, this is false...before, " As I take my shoes from the shoemaker, and iny coat from the taylor, so I take my religion from the priest." I regretted this loose way of talking.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pagina’s
...cannot (saith he,) defend a bad, nor yield in a good cause." JOHNSON. " Sir, this is false reaeoning ; because every cause has a bad side : and a lawyer is not overcome, thoogh the cause which he has endeavoured to support be determined against him." I told him that Goldsmith... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 542 pagina’s
...profession of life, -he could not be a lawyer, adding his reasons : I cannot (saith he) defend a bad, nor yield in a good cause." JOHNSON. " Sir, this is false...against him." I told him that Goldsmith had said to me a i * Afterwards Charles J. few days before, " As I take my shoes from the shoemaker, and my coat from... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pagina’s
...false reasoning ; becanse every canse has a had aide: and a lawyer is not overcome, though the canse which he has endeavoured to support be determined...my shoes from the shoe-maker, and my coat from the taylor, so I take my religion from the priest." I regretted this loose way of talking. JOHNSON. "Sir,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pagina’s
...profession of life, he could not be a lawyer, adding his reasons : ' I cannot (saith he), defend a bad, nor yield in a good cause.'" JOHNSON. " Sir, this is false...him." I told him that Goldsmith had said to me a few 1 Afterwards Charles I. days before, " As I take my shoes from the shoemaker, and my coat from the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pagina’s
...profession of life, he could not be a lawyer, adding his reasons: ' I cannot (saith he), defend a bad, nor yield in a good cause.'" JOHNSON. " Sir, this is false...him." I told him that Goldsmith had said to me a few 1 Afterwards Charles I.' days before, " As I take my shoes from the shoemaker, and my coat from the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 472 pagina’s
...profession of life, he could not be a lawyer, adding his reasons : * I cannot (saith he) defend a bad, nor yield in a good cause.' " JOHNSON. " Sir, this is...my shoes from the shoemaker, and my coat from the taylor, so I take my religion from the priest." I regretted this loose way of talking. JOHNSON. '"... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 486 pagina’s
...profession of life, he could not be a lawyer, adding his reasons: ' I cannot (saith he) defend a bad, nor yield in a good cause.' " JOHNSON. " Sir, this is...me a few days before, " As I take my shoes from the 7 Afterwards Charles I. shoemaker, and my coat from the tailor, so I take my religion from the priest."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pagina’s
...adding his reasons : ' I cannot (saith he) defend a bad, nor yield in a good cause.' " Joint son : " e it was executed, and from what stores the materials were collec i anda lawyer is not overcome, though the cause which he has endeavoured to support be determined against... | |
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He was then very merry, and talked occasionally of many things with his attendants. Among other things, he said, that if he were necessitated to take any particular profession of life, he could not be a lawyer, adding his reasons : 'I cannot (saith he,)... 
