 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...my beft to repel ; and what I cannot do for myfelf, the law fhall do for me. I hope I fhall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian. " What would you have me retract ? I thought your book an impofture; I think it an impofture ftill.... | |
 | Samuel Whyte, Edward-Athenry Whyte - 1800 - 316 pages
...my beft to repel, and what I cannot do for myTelf the law fhall do for me. I hope I fhall never be deterred from detecting 'what I think a cheat by the menaces of a ruffian." — The plea of refufmg a chair, we apprehend, would have appeared but a lame excufe, before a jury,... | |
 | Samuel Whyte, Edward Athenry Whyte - 1801 - 336 pages
...my heft to repel, and what I cannot do for myfelf the law fhall do for me. I hope I fhall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat by the menaces of a ruffian."—The plea of refufing a chair, we apprehend, would have appeared but a lame excufe, before... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...my best to repel, and what I cannot do for myself, the law shall do for me ; I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat by the menaces of a ruffian ! What •would you have me retract ? I thought your book an imposture, I think it an imposture still.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...shall do my best to repel, and what I cannot do myself the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat by the menaces of a ruffian. " What would you have me retract ? I thought your book an imposture : I think it an imposture still.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...my best to repel ; and what I cannot do for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the ' menaces of a ruffian. '« What would you have me retract ? I thought your book an imposture; I think it an imposture still.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...my best to repel ; and what I cannot do for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian. " What would you have me retract ? I thought your book an imposture; I think it an imposture still.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...my best to repel ; and what I cannot do for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian. " What would you have me retract ? I thought your book an imposture; I think it an imposture still.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...my best to repel ; and what I cannot do for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred •from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a rullian. " What would you have me retract f I thought your book an imposture; I think it an imposture... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...my best to repel ; and what I cannot do for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat by the menaces of a ruffian. " What would you have me retract ? I thought your book an imposture : I think it an imposture still.... | |
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I received your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence offered me I shall do my best to repel ; and what I cannot do for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian. 
