| James Boswell - 1843 - 588 Seiten
...the deception; for when Mr. Seward expressed a doubt to you that it was not Dodd's own, because il had a great deal more force of mind in it than any...'Why should you think so? Depend upon it, sir, when any man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.'" JOHNSOK. "Sir,... | |
| James Boswell - 1844 - 370 Seiten
...I, " you contributed to the deception ; for when Mr. Seward expressed a doubt to you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great deal more force of mind in it than any think known to be his, you answered, — ' Why should you think so? Depend upon it, Sir, when any man... | |
| James Boswell - 1858 - 464 Seiten
...you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great deal more force of mind in it than anything known to be his, you answered,—' Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, Sir, when any man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.'" JOHNSON. "... | |
| esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 Seiten
...I, " you contributed to the deception ; for when Mr. Seward expressed a doubt to you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great deal more force of mind in it than anything known to be his, you answered, ' Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, sir, when any man... | |
| James Boswell - 1873 - 620 Seiten
...that it was not Dodd's own, Ьесапк it had a great deal more force of mind in it than anything known to be his, you answered, " Why should you think...fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully." ' Jons SON : ' Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass at his own, while that could do him any good, that... | |
| 1880 - 556 Seiten
...forcibly, Johnson felt bound not to expose him. " Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, sir, when any man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully." On another occasion, Johnson expressed a doubt himself as to whether Dodd had really composed a certain... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 Seiten
...England," said Boswell. " I shall suffer them to do it corporeally, if they can find a tree to do it upon." When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. Being in company with one who thought fit to maintain Berkeley's ingenious philosophy that nothing... | |
| James Boswell - 1884 - 634 Seiten
...I, " you contributed to the deception; for when Mr. Seward expressed a doubt to you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great deal more force of mind in it than anything known to be his, you answered,—'Why should you think so? Depend upon it, Sir, when any man... | |
| James Boswell - 1887 - 492 Seiten
...I,) you contributed to the deception ; for when Mr. Seward expressed a doubt to you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great deal more force...fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully." ' JOtfrNSON. 'Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own, while that could do him any good, there... | |
| James Boswell - 1889 - 464 Seiten
...I, " you contributed to the deception; for when Mr. Seward expressed a doubt to you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great deal more force of mind in it than anything known to be his, you answered, — ' Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, Sir, when any... | |
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