...opposition to one of Johnson's prejudices, that Sterne's writings were pathetic : " I am sure," she said, " they have affected me." " Why," said Johnson, smiling...rolling himself about, "that is because, dearest, you are a dunce !" When she mentioned this to him some time afterwards he replied : " Madam, if I had...

...instance happened one evening, when she insisted that some of Sterne's writings were very pathetic. Johnson bluntly denied it. ' I am sure,' said she,...thought so, I certainly should not have said it.' " — Ibid. * A passage or two from Sterne's Sermons may not be without interest here. Is not the following,...

...opposition to one of Johnson's prejudices, that Sterne's writings were pathetic : " I am sure," she said, " they have affected me." " Why," said Johnson, smiling...rolling himself about, "that is because, dearest, you are a dunce !" When she mentioned this to him some time afterwards he replied : " Madam, if I had...

...some of Sterne's writings were very pathetic. Johnson bluntly denied it. " I am sure," she said, " they have affected me." " Why," said Johnson, smiling...rolling himself about, " that is because, dearest, you are a dunce ! " That was supposed to settle the question, but few people would not now allow that...

...Sterne's writings were very pathetick. Johnson bluntly deniedit. 'Iamsure(saidshe,)theyhaveaffectedme.' 'Why, (said Johnson, smiling, and rolling himself...afterwards mentioned this to him, he said with equal truth 1 When I mentioned this to the Bishop of Killaloe, 'With the goat,' said his Lordship. Such, however,...

...dearest, you are a dunce ; ' which unparliamentary stroke he afterwards handsomely withdrew, saying, ' with equal truth and politeness, ' ' Madam, if I had...thought so, I certainly should not have said it.' Posterity has happily reversed many of these rough-and-ready verdicts. The moralist someway never forgave...

...dearest, you are a dunce ; ' which unparliamentary stroke he afterwards handsomely withdrew, saying, ' with equal truth and politeness, ' ' Madam, if I had...thought so, I certainly should not have said it.' Posterity has happily reversed many of these rough-and-ready verdicts. The moralist someway never forgave...

...dearest, you are a dunce ; ' which unparliamentary stroke he afterwards handsomely withdrew, saying, 'with equal truth and politeness,' 'Madam, if I had...thought so, I certainly should not have said it.' Posterity has happily reversed many of these rough-and-ready verdicts. The moralist someway never forgave...

...instance happened one evening, when she insisted that "some of Steme's writings were very pathetic. Johnson bluntly "denied it. 'I am sure (said she) they have affected me? 'Why 1815.] LADY CORK. 183 Pidcock, give to collect you and Jeffrey and me to one party ? I have been answering...

...instance happened one evening, when she insisted that some of Sterne's writings were very pathetic. Johnson bluntly denied it. ' I am sure,' said she,...thought so, I certainly should not have said it.' " — Ibid. 2 A passage or two from Sterne's " Sermons " may not be without interest here. Is not the...