 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 Seiten
...thing 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...wonderfully." JOHNSON. " Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 Seiten
...more force of mind in it than any thing known to be his, you answered, — Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be...wonderfully." Johnson, Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 Seiten
...more force of mind in it than any thing known to be his, you answered, — Why should you think »o ? Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be banged in a fortnight, it concentrate» hi* mind wonderfully." Johnson, Sir, ая Dodd got it from... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 458 Seiten
...any thing 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...wonderfully.' " JOHNSON. " Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 416 Seiten
...more force of mind in it than any tiling known to be his, you answered, — ' Why should you think so? Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be...wonderfully." JOHNSON, " Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own, while that could do him any good, there was an implied promise that 1 should not own... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 Seiten
...more force of mind in it than any thing known to be his, you answered, — * Why should you think so ? : " Sir, if it were not for the notion of immortality,...his pockets." When I quoted this to Beauclerk, who pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 Seiten
...any thing 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...wonderfully.' " JOHNSON. " Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 592 Seiten
...thing 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...wonderfully.' " JOHNSON. " Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 Seiten
...any think 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...wonderfully.'" JOHNSON. " Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 590 Seiten
...thing known to be; his, you answered j — '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. "Sir, as Do(fd got it from me to pass as his own, while thai could do him any good, that waN an implied promise... | |
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Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. 
