 | James Boswell - 1844 - 370 strani
...contributed to the deception ; for when Mr. Seward expressed a doubt to you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great deal more force of mind in it than any think known to be his, you answered, — ' Why should you think so? Depend upon it, Sir, when any man... | |
 | James Boswell - 1858 - 464 strani
...you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great 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 any man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.'" JOHNSON. "... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 strani
...you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great 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 any man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.' " [It is stated... | |
 | 1880 - 556 strani
...forcibly, Johnson felt bound not to expose him. " 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." On another occasion, Johnson expressed a doubt himself as to whether Dodd had really composed a certain... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 634 strani
...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...wonderfully.'" JOHNSON. " Sir, as Dodd got it from me'to pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 strani
...England," said Boswell. " I shall suffer them to do it corporeally, if they can find a tree to do it upon." When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. Being in company with one who thought fit to maintain Berkeley's ingenious philosophy that nothing... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 634 strani
...you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great 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 any man knows he is to be hanged in i fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.' " JOHNSON.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 492 strani
...contributed to the deception ; for when Mr. Seward expressed a doubt to you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great deal more force of mind...fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully." ' JOtfrNSON. 'Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own, while that could do him any good, there... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 strani
...you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great deal more force of mind in ¡t than anything phe, and he was for the moment not only serious but...vehement. Yet I have heard him, upon other occasions, talk ¡I concentrates his mind wonderfully.' " JOHNSON : " Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1891 - 412 strani
...concentrated which produces high convenience,' v. 29. CONCENTRATES. ' Depend upon it. Sir, when à man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight it concentrates his mind wonderfully,' iii. 190. CONCLUSIVE. ' There is nothing conclusive in his talk,' iii. 65. CONE. ' Л country governed... | |
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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. 
