 Let us not be found, when our Master calls us, stripping the lace off our waistcoats, but the spirit of contention from our souls and tongues. Alas ! sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat will not find his way thither the sooner in a grey...  Reviews and essays from 'The Edinburgh'. - Page 230by Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1874Full view - About this book
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - Authors, English - 1786 - 330 pages
...manners of thofe whom we live among, and defpife fuch paltry distinctions. Alas, Sir (continued he), a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the fboner in a grey one." On an occafion of lefs confequence, when he turned his back on Lord Bolingbroke... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 pages
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir (continued he), a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one." On an occasion of less consequence, when he turned his back on lord Bolinbroke in the rooms at Brighthelmstone,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 612 pages
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one."] Talking of a London life, he said, " The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one."] Talking of a London life, he said, " The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a gray one." BOSWELL'S Life of Johnson. FOLLY and cunning divide mankind, yet they that are most crafty... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...manners of those whom we. live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one."] Talking of a London life, he said, "The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 348 pages
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas ! Sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one." — PI0zzI. instructive conversation with him on the conduct of the married state, of which I had then... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 346 pages
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas! Sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one."—PI0zzI. instructive conversation with him on the conduct of the married state, of which I had... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 pages
...manners of those whom we live among, and despise such paltry distinctions. Alas, Sir," continued he, " a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will...not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one." On an occasion of less consequence, when he turned his back on Lord Bolingbroke in the rooms at Brighthelmstone,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1840 - 512 pages
...the lace off our waistcoats, but the spirit of contention from our souls and tongues. Alas ! sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a gray one.' Yet he was himself under the tyranny of scruples as unreasonable as those of Hudibras or... | |
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