 Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him. Such an excess of stupidity, sir, is not in Nature.  The Medical Advance - Page 791886Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...wicked pleasure to circulate. ' Why, Sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull ; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him....Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature.' ' So (said he,) I allowed him all his own merit.' He now added, ' Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...wicked pleasure to circulate. " Why, Sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull ; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him....Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature." — " So (said he,) I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...wicked pleasure to circulate. ' Why, Sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull ; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him....Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature." ' So (said he,) I allowed him all his own merit.' He now added, ' Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...wicked pleasure to circulate. " Why, Sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull ; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him....an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature."—" So (said he,) I allowed him all his own merit." . He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. 1 bring... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...circulate. "Why, Sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken him a great deal of puins to become what we now see him. Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in nature." "So (said he) I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring his... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...wicked pleasure to circulate. " Why, sir, Sherry is dull ; natal-ally dull : but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him...such an excess of stupidity, sir, is not in nature ; so I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. 1 bring his declamation... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...wicked pleasure to circulate. " Why, sir, Sherry is dull; naturally dull : but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him : such an excess of'stupidity, sir, is not in nature; so I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...wicked pleasure to circulate. " Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him....Such an excess of stupidity, sir, is not in Nature." — " So (said he), I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 372 pages
...wicked pleasure to circulate. " Why, sir, Sherry is doll ; naturally dull : but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him...such an excess of stupidity, sir, is not in nature ; so I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring his declamation... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 508 pages
...wicked pleasure to circulate. " Why, Sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull ; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him....Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature." — " So (said he,) I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, " Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring... | |
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