| James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...therefore I could fuppofe another man in that ftate of mind for a confiderable fpace of time. He faid, " he never had a moment in which death was not terrible to him." He added, that it had been obferved, that almoft no man dies in publick, but with apparent refolution; from that defire of praife... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Anecdotes - 1798 - 464 pages
...therefore I could fuppofe another man in that ftateof mind for a confiderable fpacc of time. He fa'id, he never had a moment in which death was not terrible to him. He added, that it had been obferved, that feareely any man dies in public but with apparent refolution, from that defire of praife... | |
| David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...Yet we hope and hope, Jind fancy that he who has lived to-day may live tomorrow. To another friend he said, " He never had a moment in which death was not terrible to him." On another occasion he declared in company at Oxjord, " I am afraid I snail be one of those who shall... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...evening. " I ventured to tell him (says Mr. B.) that I had been, for moments of my life, not afraid of death;, therefore I could suppose another man in that...to him. He added, that it had been observed, that scarcely any man dies in public but with apparent resolution, from that desire of praise which never... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 526 pages
...appeared strong to-night. I ventured to tell him, that I had been, for moments in my life, not afraid of death ; therefore I could suppose another man in that...mind for a considerable space of time. He said, " he V never had a moment in which death was not terrible to him." He added, that it had been observed,... | |
| David Simpson - Apologetics - 1809 - 410 pages
...Yet we hope and hope, and fancy that he who has lived to-day, may live to-morrow/' To another friend he said, " He never had a moment in which death was not terrible to him." 4' (6) Alfred, king of England, who fought fifty-six battles with the Danes, many of which were gained... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...moments in my life, not afraid of death ; therefore I could suppose uno'.her man in in •• atiite of mind for a considerable space of time. He said...moment in which death was not terrible to him." He adiled, that it had been observed, that scarce any man dies in public, but with apparent resolution... | |
| John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...evening. " I ventured to tell him (says Mr. B.) that I had been, for moments of my life, not afraid of death; therefore I could suppose another man in that...to him. He added, that it had been observed, that scarcely any man dies in public but with apparent resolution, from that desire of praise which never... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...been, for moments in my life, not afraid of death; therefore I could suppose another man in tli.it state of mind for a considerable space of time. He...it had been observed, that scarce any man dies in public, but with apparent resolution ; from that desire of praise which never quits us. I said, Dr.... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 320 pages
...force. His constitution seemed broken, and his mind partook of the general decay. lie confessed that ' he never had a moment in which death was not terrible to him,' and he contemplated its near approach with extreme terror. He lost his friend Thrale in May, 1781,... | |
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