 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 Seiten
...alarming him. You have no bufmefs with confequences : you are to tell the truth. Befides, you are not fure what effect your telling him that he is in danger may have. It may bring his diftemper to a crifis, and that may cure him. Of all lying I have the greateft abhorrence at this,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 Seiten
...have no bufmefs with confequences: you are to tell the truth. Befides, you are not fure what effei5t your telling him that he is in danger may have. It may bring his diftemper to a crifis, and that may cure him. Of all lying I have the greatefl abhorrence at this,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 Seiten
...alarming him. You have no bufinefs with confequences ; you are to tell the truth. Befides, you are notfure what effect your telling him that he is in danger may have. It may bring his diftemper to a erifis, and that may cure him. Of all lying, I have the greateft abhorrence of this,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 Seiten
...lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man, for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure...believe it has been frequently practised on myself*." Johnson's notion of the duty of a member of Parliament, sitting upon an election-committee, was very... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 Seiten
...of telling a lie to a sick man, for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences ; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure,...that may cure him. Of all lying, I have the greatest abhor-v rence of this, because I believe it has been frequently* practised on myself." I cannot help... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 Seiten
...of telling a lie to a sick man, for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences ; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure,...to a crisis, and that may cure him. Of all lying, 1 have the greatest abhorrence of this, because 1 believe it has been frequently practised on myself."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 Seiten
...that he is im danger may have. It may bring hit distemper to » crisit and that may cure him. Of alt lying I have the greatest abhorrence of this, because...believe it has been frequently practised on myself. 1 cannot help thinking that there is much weight in the opinion of those who have held, that truth,... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 Seiten
...lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man, for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure...believe it has been frequently practised on myself*." Johnson's notion of the duty of a member of Parliament, sitting upon an election-committee, was very... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 476 Seiten
...of telling a lie to a sick man, for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences ; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure...believe it has been frequently practised on myself.'' I cannot help thinking that there is much weight in the opinion of those who have held, that truth,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 Seiten
...of telling • lie to a sick man, for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure what effect your telling hinq that he is in danger may have. It may bring hi* distemper to a criéis. and that mey cure him.... | |
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But I deny the lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man, for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences ; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure what effect your telling him that he is in danger may have. It may bring... 
