 He had always been very zealous against slavery in every form, in which I with all deference thought that he discovered "a zeal without knowledge". Upon one occasion, when in company with some very grave men at Oxford, his toast was, "Here's to the next...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Σελίδα 230των James Boswell - 1820Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | David Brion Davis - 2006 - 464 σελίδες
...killers. Few writers noted that in 1777 the famous Samuel Johnson lifted his glass in Oxford and toasted: "Here's to the next insurrection of the negroes in the West Indies ! " ' And as early as 1 760 a British writer who called himself "Philmore" set forth the moral justification... | |
 | Miss Angel - 1875 - 796 σελίδες
...less civilized races, and how, "upon one occasion, when in company with some very grave men at Oiford, his toast was, ' Here's to the next insurrection of the negroes in the West Indies.' " Another time he said, with " great emotion and with generous warmth, 'I love the University of Salamanca;... | |
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