 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 sider
...impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, " I refute it thus" This was a stout exemplification of thejirst truths of Pere Bouffier, or the original pririciples pf... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 sider
...impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, ' I refute it thu?' This was a stout exemplification of the first truths of Pere Bouffier*, or the original principles... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 sider
...impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, ' I refute it t/tus\' This was a stout exemplification of the first truths of Pere Bouffier*, or the original principles... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 sider
...impossible to refute it. But never sh;ill I forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, ' I refute it thus. ' This was a stout exemplification of the first truths of Pere Bwiffier, or the original principles... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1875 - 618 sider
...ventured to say a word or two in favour of Berkeley's idealism. The Doctor, by way of reply, set his foot " with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it," and exclaimed, "I refute it iJnu !" The argument was striking and forcible, but it would not have convinced... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 sider
...impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, " I refute it thus." This was a stout exemplification of the ßrst truths of Pere Bouffier, or the original principles of... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 sider
...impossible to refute it. But never shall I forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, ' I refute it thus.'' This was a stout exemplification of ihefrst truths of Pere Bouffier, or the original principles of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 sider
...impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, " I refute it thns." This was a stout exemplification of the ßrst truths of Pere Bouffier, or the original principles... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 sider
...to refute it. I never shall VOL. II. H forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, " I refute it thus." 1 This was a stout exemplification of i\\e Jirst truths of Pere Bouffier, or the original principles... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 sider
...impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, — " I refute it thus." a This was a stout exemplification of the jirst truths of Pert Bouffier, or the original principles... | |
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Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity... 
