 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pagina’s
...choose to continue in it longer than nine months, after which time he got off. JOHNSON. 'Why, Sir, no man will be a sailor, who has contrivance enough to get himself into 1 ' From him we first heard of the general dissatisfaction which is now driving the Highlanders into... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pagina’s
...chuse to continue in it longer than nine monthi, after which time he got off. — Johnson. " Why, Sir, no man will " be a sailor, who has contrivance enough to get <t himself into a jail ; for, being in a ship is being ** in a jail with the chance of being drowned.'?.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pagina’s
...procuring his release from a state of life of which Johnson always expressed the utmost abhorrence. He said, " No man will be a sailor who has contrivance...being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned." 8 And at another time, " A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pagina’s
...longer than nine months." " Sir, I should rather wonder he staid «o long, if he coulii help it — no man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get into a jail, for being in a ship is being ia ••*' a jail, with the chance of being drowned." SIR... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pagina’s
...procuring his release from a state of life of which Johnson always expressed the utmost abhorrence. He said, " No man will be a sailor who has contrivance...being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned." 8 And at another time, " A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pagina’s
...choose to continue in it longer than nine months, after which time he got off— JOHNSON. " "Why, sir, no man will be a sailor, who has contrivance enough...being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned." We had tea in the afternoon, and our landlord's daughter, a modest civil girl, very neatly drest, made... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pagina’s
...choose to continue in it longer than nine months, after which time he got off. — Johnson. " Why, sir, no man will be a sailor, who has contrivance enough...being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned." We had tea in the afternoon, and our landlord's daughter, a modest civil girl, very neatly drest, made... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pagina’s
...procuring his release from a state of life which he regarded with abhorrence. " No man," he said, " will be a sailor, who has contrivance enough to get...being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned." f It appears from Smollett's correspondence with Mr Wilkes, that " the great Cham of literature was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pagina’s
...procuring his release from a state of life of which Johnson always expressed the utmost abhorrence. He said, "No man will be a sailor who has contrivance...chance of being drowned." And at another time, " A mau in a jxil has more room, better food, and commonly better company." The letter was as follows:... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pagina’s
...procuring his release from a etate of life of which Johnson always expressed the utmost abhorrence. He said, "No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a ¡ail ; for being in a ship is being in • jail, with the chance of being drowned," And at another... | |
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No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail ; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. 
