...Mallet. Dr. Johnson's brief verdict on the two friends will not be forgotten : " Bolingbroke was both a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel for charging...against religion and morality ; a coward, because, not having courage to fire it off himself, he left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the...

...principally remembered by Dr. Johnson's rough denunciation of them and their author —" Sir, he was scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel, for charging...religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman (Mallett) to draw...

...principally remembered by Dr. Johnson's rough denunciation of them and their author — " Sir, he was scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel, for charging...religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman (Mallett) to draw...

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...their character and tendency, he remarked, with characteristic force and aptness of comparison — " Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward — a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss agaiust religion and morality ; and a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself,...

...scoundrel, for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not the resolution to fire it off himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Scotchman (Mallett) to draw the trigger after his death." There is a popular superstition about wills which has...

...author of these " wild and pernicious ravings under the name of philosophy" ie well known : " i^ir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel for...because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, hut left hitlf-acrown tnn Iw'ggHrly Scotch 111.111, to draw t hi- 1 ripper after hin death." No doubt...

...of the author of these "wild and pernicious ravings under the name of philosophy" is well known : " Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward: a scoundrel for charging a Mm ii.-il M< . against religion and morality; a coward because he had not resolution to flra It off...

...just indignation, and pronounced i Si memorable sentence* upon the noble author and his editor :—" Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel...a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it nil himself, but left half-a-crown to a beggarly Sciil.'hman, to draw the trigger after hb iluui.lt...

...Scotland, published the posthumous works of Bolingbroke, Johnson, speaking of the latter to Boswell, said, "Sir, he was a scoundrel and a coward ; a scoundrel,...against religion and morality; a coward, because he had no resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman, to d-aw the trigger...