...they teach the morals of a , and the manners of a dancing-master," and of their author, " This man, I thought, had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." It was on the 7th of February 1735 that Johnson addressed to Chesterfield his terrible and celebrated...

...they teach the morals of a , and the manners of a dancing-master," and of their author, " This man, I thought, had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." It was on the 7th of February 1735 that Johnson addressed to Chesterfield his terrible and celebrated...

...they teach the morals of a , and the manners of a dancing-master," and of their author, " This man, I thought, had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." It was on the 7th of February 1735 that Johnson addressed to Chesterfield his terrible and celebrated...

...Dr. Adams well observed, was one of those happy turns, for which he was so remarkably ready. Johnson having now explicitly avowed his opinion of Lord Chesterfield,...published, he observed, that " they teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing master. "t The character of a "respectable Hottentot," in Lord...

...happy turns, ' was defensive pride.' ' This man,' he afterwards said, referring to Chesterfield, ' I thought had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords.' In revenge, Chesterfield hi his Letters depicted Johnson, it is said, in the character of the 'respectable...

...book, which Miss Seward handsomely, and I believe sincerely styles, 'interesting memoirs.' 'This man I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but I find he is only a wit among Lords.' It would, therefore, be better if Miss Seward would not boast of all the communications concerning...

...they teach the morals of a , and the manners of a dancing-master," and of their author, " This man, I thought, had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." It was on the 7th of February 1735 that Johnson addressed to Chesterfield his terrible and celebrated...

...they teach the morals of a , and the manners of a dancing-master," and of their author, " This man, I thought, had been a lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among lords." It was on the 7th of February 1735 that Johnson addressed to Chesterfield his terrible and celebrated...

...(liaretti), iii. 155, n. 2; 'Sir, Mrs. Montagu does not make a trade of her wit,' iv. 317; 'This man, I thought, had been a Lord among wits; but I find he is only a wit among Lords,' i. 308; ' Wit is generally false reasoning ' (Wycherley), iii. 27, я. 2. WITHOUT. ' Without ands or...

...wits." ' Original Letters, p. 204. BoswelPs version of Johnson's saying is different : — ' This man I thought had been a Lord among wits, but I find he is only a wit among Lords.' Life, \. 266. The story of the present of .£100 is not supported by any other evidence and is very...