 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 pagina’s
...have never thought at all." BOSWELL : " But is not the fear of death natural to man ? " JOHNSON : " So much so, Sir, that the whole of life is but keeping ava\ the thoughts of it." Sympathy with the distresses of others happened to be spoken of. JOHNSON... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 512 pagina’s
...Sir, have never thought at all.' BOSWELL. ' But is not the fear of death natural to man?' JOHNSON. 'So much so, Sir, that the whole of life is but keeping away the thoughts of it V He then, in a low and earnest tone, talked of his meditating upon the aweful hour of his own dissolution,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1888 - 608 pagina’s
...Sir, have never thought at all." BOSWELL. " But is not the fear of death natural to man ? " JOHNSON. " So much so, Sir, that the whole of life is but keeping...and earnest tone, talked of his meditating upon the aweful hour of his own dissolution, and in what manner he should conduct himself upon that occasion... | |
 | Walter Baxendale - 1888 - 708 pagina’s
...all." "But is not the fear of death natural to man ? " said В " So much so, sir," said Johnson, " that the whole of life is but keeping away the thoughts of it." 1601. DEATH, Fear of, the means of conversion. The fear of death seldom leads to conversion, but it... | |
 | 1890 - 664 pagina’s
...dreadful." " Is not the fear of death natural to man ? " asked Boswell. " So much so," replied Johnson, " that the whole of life is but keeping away the thoughts of it." There was a morbid touch in this, and it throws into relief Johnson's love of company, his pathetic... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 pagina’s
...Sir, have never thought at all." BOSWELL. " But is not the fear of death natural to man ? " JOHNSON. " So much so, Sir, that the whole of life is but keeping...and earnest tone, talked of his meditating upon the aweful hour of his own dissolution, and in what manner he should conduct himself upon that occasion... | |
 | Estelle Davenport Adams - 1902 - 316 pagina’s
...DR. JOHNSON . . (1709-1784) gOSWELL : " But is not the fear of death natural to man ? " Johnson : " So much so, sir, that the whole of life is but keeping away the thoughts of it. . . I know not whether I should wish to have a friend by me, or have it all between God and myself."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 pagina’s
...Sir, have never thought at all.' BOSWELL. ' But is not the fear of death natural to man ? ' JOHNSON. ' o few of those with whom he was afterwards acquainted. Mr. Meynell's eldest daughter was aweful hour of his own dissolution, and in what manner he should conduct himself upon that occasion... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 712 pagina’s
...thought at all." BOSWELL. " But is not the fear of death natural to man ? " JOHNSON. " So much so, Su;, that the whole of life is but keeping away the thoughts of it.1' He then, in a low and earnest tone, talked of his meditating upon the awful hour of his own dissolution,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1910 - 602 pagina’s
...Sir, have never thought at all." BOSWELL. " But is not the fear of death natural to man ? " JOHNSON. " So much so, Sir, that the whole of life is but keeping...and earnest tone, talked of his meditating upon the aweful hour of his own dissolution, and in what manner he should conduct himsel! upon that occasion... | |
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But is not the fear of death natural to man?" JOHNSON. " So much so, sir, that the whole of life is but keeping away the thoughts of it. 
