 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pagina’s
...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 - 1823 - 492 pagina’s
...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 hanged iir a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.' " JOHNSON. " Sir, as Dodd got it from me to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1824 - 438 pagina’s
...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...do him any good, that was an implied promise that 1 should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling a lie, with the addition of breach... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 416 pagina’s
...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...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, there was an implied promise that 1 should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 590 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1843 - 588 pagina’s
...when any man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.'" JOHNSOK. "Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own, while that could do him anv good, that wak an implied promise that f snould not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been... | |
 | John Jaques - 1843 - 426 pagina’s
...general style, " Why should you think so?" observed Johnson ; "depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows that he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully." " In one point of view," says Sir Philip Francis's advocate, " it seems unfortunate that the Letters... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pagina’s
...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.' " [It is stated in Miss Reynolds's " Recollections " and in the "Gentleman's Magazine, v. 47, p. 340,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1873 - 620 pagina’s
...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 a man knows he is to be...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 584 pagina’s
...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...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, there was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling... | |
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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. 
