 | Samuel Johnson, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1788 - 626 sider
...fhould come would excite lefs horrour than feems now to attend it. In order to roufe the vocal organs 1 took two drams. Wine- has been celebrated for the...of eloquence. I put myfelf into violent motion, and I think repeated it ; but all was vain. I then went to bed, and, ftrange as it may feem, I think, flept.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 sider
...own apathy, and confidered that perhaps death itfelf, when it fhould come, would excite lefs horrour than feems now to attend it. " In order to rouze the...of eloquence. I put myfelf into violent motion, and I think repeated it; but all was vain. I then went to bed, and, ftrange as it may feem, I think, flept.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 558 sider
...itfelf, when it fhould come, would excite lefs horrour than feems now to attend it. In order to roufe the vocal organs I took two drams. Wine has been celebrated...eloquence. I 'put myfelf into violent motion, and I think repeated it ; but all was vain. I then went to bed, and, ftrange as it may feem, I thinks flept.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 554 sider
...excite lefs horrour than feems now to attend it. In order to roufe the vocal organs I took two drains. Wine has been celebrated for the production of eloquence. I put myfelf into violent motion,, and I think repeated it j but all was vain. I then went to bed, and, ftrange as it may feem, I think, flept.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 548 sider
...itself, when it shonld come, wonld excite less horror than seems now to attend it. In order to ronse the vocal organs I took two drams. Wine has been celebrated for the prodnction of eloqnence. I pnt myself into violent motion, and I think repeated it; bnt all was vain.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 sider
...itself, when it should come, would excite less horrour than seems now to attend it. " In order to rouse the vocal organs, I took two drams. Wine has been celebrated for the production of eloquence. I put myself into violent motion, and I think repeated it ; but all was vain. I then went to bed, and strange... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 sider
...itself, when it should come, would excite less horrour than seems now to attend it. " In order to rouse the vocal organs, I took two drams. Wine has been celebrated for the production of eloquence. I put myself into violent motion, and I think repeated it ; but all was vain. I then went to bed, and strange... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 402 sider
...itself, when it should come, would excite less horror than seems now to attend it. In order to arouse the vocal organs I took two drams. Wine has been celebrated for the production of eloquence. I put myself into violent motion, and I think repeated it; but all was vain. I then went to bed, and strange... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 sider
...itself, when it should come, would excite less horror than seems now to attend it. In order to rouse the vocal organs, I took two drams. Wine has been celebrated for the production of eloquence. I put myself into violent motion, and I think repeated it; but all was vain. I then went to bed, and, strange... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 sider
...itself when it should come would excite less horror than seems now to attend it. In order to rouse the vocal organs I took two drams. Wine has been celebrated for the produce tion of eloquence. I put myself into violent motion, and I think repeated it; but all was vain.... | |
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... stroke, and that my speech was taken from me. I had no pain, and so little dejection in this dreadful state, that I wondered at my own apathy, and considered that perhaps death itself, when it should come, would excite less horrour than seems now... 
