 Mr. Davies mentioned my name, and respectfully introduced me to him. I was much agitated, and, recollecting his prejudice against the Scotch, of which I had heard much, I said to Davies, "Don't tell where I come from." "From Scotland," cried Davies, roguishly....  The Ladies' Companion - Seite 1631861Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1905 - 556 Seiten
...I said to Davies, 'Don't tell him where I came from.' 'From Scotland,' cried Mr. Davies roguishly. 'Mr. Johnson,' said I, 'I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it'." This, Bos well says, was meant to placate Johnson, and he was therefore taken aback by the reply, "That... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1895 - 660 Seiten
...I said to Davies, " Don't tell where I come from." — " From Scotland," cried Davies, roguishly. " Mr. Johnson," said I, " I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it." I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as light pleasantry to soothe and conciliate him, and not as a humiliating... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1895 - 670 Seiten
...I said to Davies, " Don't tell where I come from." — " From Scotland," cried Davies, roguishly. " Mr. Johnson," said I, " I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it." I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as light pleasantry to soothe and conciliate him, and not as a humiliating... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1895 - 80 Seiten
..." I said to Davies, ' Don't tell where I come from!' —' From Scotland,' cried Davies roguishly. ' Mr. Johnson,' said I, ' I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.' He retorted, ' That, sir, I find, is what a very great many of your countrymen cannot help.' The stroke... | |
 | George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - 512 Seiten
...much, I said to Davies, " Don't tell where I come from."— " From Scotland," cried Davies roguishly. " Mr. Johnson, (said I) I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it." .... He retorted, "That, Sir, I find is what a very great many of your countrymen cannot help." ' The... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 590 Seiten
...said to Davies, " Don't tell where I came from." — " From Scotland," cried Davies roguishly. — " Mr. Johnson," said I, " I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it." I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as a light pleasantry to soothe and conciliate him, and not as a humiliating... | |
 | Longman (Firm) - 1899 - 296 Seiten
...Johnson," said I, "I do indeed come 45 from Scotland, but I cannot help it." I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as light pleasantry to soothe and conciliate him, and not as a humiliating abasement at the expense of my country. But however that might be, this speech was somewhat... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 Seiten
...I said to Davies, " Don't tell where I come from." — " From Scotland," cried Davies, roguishly. " Mr. Johnson (said I) I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it." I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as light pleasantry to sooth and conciliate him, and not as any humiliating... | |
 | Annie Barnett - 1900 - 1060 Seiten
...much, I said to Davies, "Don't tell where I come from." " From Scotland," cried Davies, roguishly. " Mr. Johnson," said I, " I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it." I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as light pleasantry to soothe and conciliate him, and not as a humiliating... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 Seiten
...I said to Davies, "Don't tell where I come from." — " From Scotland," cried Davies, roguishly. " Mr Johnson," said I, " I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it." I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as light pleasantry to soothe and conciliate him, and not as an humiliating... | |
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