Thursday, June 04, 2020
Worse Than Swift
James Boswell (1740-1795), The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (September 14, 1773):
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Lady M'Leod asked, if no man was naturally good? JOHNSON. 'No, Madam, no more than a wolf.' BOSWELL. 'Nor no woman, Sir?' JOHNSON. 'No, Sir.' Lady M'Leod started at this, saying, in a low voice, 'This is worse than Swift.'
