 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...uncle Dr. Bofwell, who happened to be now in London, flipped with me at thefe Chambers. JoHNSON. " Pity is not natural to man. Children are always cruel....Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reafon. We may have uneafy fenfations from feeing a creature in diftrefs, without pity; for we have... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...my uncle Dr. Boswell, who happened to be now in London, supped with me at these Chambers. JOHNSON. " Pity is not natural to man. Children are always cruel. Savages are always cruel. 1'ity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of retison. We may have uneasy sensations from seeing... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...Johnson's. 121 who happened to be now in London, supped with me at these chambers. JOHNSON : •• Pity is not natural to man. Children are always crueL...cultivation of reason. We may have uneasy sensations from se .-ing a creature in distress, without pity ; fpr we have not pity unless we wish to relieve them.... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 604 pages
...Cambridge. I found them particularly convenient for me, as they were so near Dr. Johnson's. JOHNSON, " Pity is not natural to man. Children are always cruel. Savages are always cruel 1. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. We may have uneasy sensations from seeing... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 378 pages
...my uncle Dr. Boswell, who happened to be now in London, supped with me at these chambers. JOHNSON. " Pity is not natural to man. Children are always cruel....acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. ( 1 ) We may have uneasy sensations from see(1) Johnson's antithesis between pity and cruelty is not... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...my uncle Dr. Boswell, who happened to be now in London, supped with me at these chambers. JOHNSON. " corrupt the stagnant mind.' Must helpless man, cruel1. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. We may have uneasy sensations from... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1809 - 752 pages
...Johnson) is not natural to man : children are cruel ; savages are cruel ; pity is acquired and improved bj the cultivation of reason : we may have uneasy sensations from seeing a creature in distress, without pity ; but we have not pity, unless we wish to relieve it. When I am on my way to dine with a friend, and,... | |
 | James Boswell - Biography - 1846 - 602 pages
...my uncle Dr. Boswell, who happened to be now in London, supped with me at these chambers. JOHNSON. "Pity is not natural to man. Children are always cruel. Savages are always cruel1. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. We may have uneasy sensations from... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1848 - 374 pages
...my uncle Dr. Boswell, who happened to be now in London, supped with me at these chambers. JOHNSON. " Pity is not natural to man. Children are always cruel....of reason. (!) We may have uneasy sensations from see(l) Johnson's antithesis between pity and cruelty is not exact, and the argument (such as it is)... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1848 - 1798 pages
...my uncle Dr. Boswell, who happened to be now in London, supped with me at these chambers. JOHNSON. " ason, there had been no account received of us. I cannot express how happy I was on finding mysel anil improved by the cultivation of reason.8 We may have uneasy sensations from seeing a creature in... | |
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Pity is not natural to man. Children are always cruel. Savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. 
