 As we drown whelps and kittens, they amuse themselves now and then with sinking a ship, and stand round the fields of Blenheim or the walls of Prague, as we encircle a cockpit. As we shoot a bird flying, they take a man in the midst of his business or...  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Page 21by Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 pages
...a Cock-pit. As we [hoot a Bird flying, they take a Man in the rnidft of his Bufinefs or Pleafurj;, and knock him down with an Apoplexy. Some of them,...are Virtuofi, and delight in the Operations of an Althma, as a human Philofopher in the Effects of the Air Pump. To fwell a Man with a Tympany is as... | |
 | 1774 - 390 pages
...as we encircle a Cock-pit. As we fhoot a Bird flying, they take a Man in the midft of his I'lifinefs or Pleafure, and knock him down with an Apoplexy. Some of them, perhaps, are Vutuoii, and delight in the .Operations of an Afthma, as a human Philofopher in the Effects of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...Prague, as we encircle a cock-pit. As we fhoot a bird flying, they take a man in the midft of his bufmefs or pleafure, and knock him down with an apoplexy....operations of an afthma, as a human philofopher in the effefts of the air pump. To fwell a man with a tympany is as good fport as to blow a frog. Many a merry... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pages
...round the fields of Blenheim or the walls of Prague, as we encircle a cock-pit. As we fhoot a bird flying, they take a man in the midft of his bufinefs or pleafure, and knock him down widi an apoplexy. Some of them, perhaps, are virtuofi, and delight in the operations of an afthma,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...round the fields of Blenheim or the walls of Prague, as we encircle a cock-pit. As we fhoot a bird flying, they take a man in the midft of his bufinefs...operations of an afthma, as a human philofopher in the efTects of the air-pump. To fwell a man with a tympany is as good fport as to blow a frog. Many a merry... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...round the fields of Blenheim or the walls of Prague, as we encircle a cock-pit. As we fhoot a bird flying, they take a man in the midft of his bufinefs or pleaiure, and knock him down with an apoplexy. Some of them, perhaps, are virtuofi, and delight in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...encircle a cock-pit. A» we shoot a bird flying, they take a man in the midst of his business or pleasure, and knock him down with an apoplexy. Some of them, perhaps, are virtuosi, and delight in the operations of an asthma, as a human philosopher in the effects of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...encircle a cock-pit. As we shoot a bird flying, they take a man in the midst of his business or pleasure, and knock him down with an apoplexy. Some of them, perhaps, are virtuosi, and delight in the operations of an asthma, as a human philosopher in the effects of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...encircle a cock-pit. As we shoot a bird flying, they take a man in the midst of his business or pleasure, and knock him down with an apoplexy. Some of them, perhaps, are virtuosi, and delight in the operations of an asthma, as a human philosopher in the effects of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...encircle a cock-pit. As we shoot a bird flying, they take a man in the midst of his business or pleasure, and knock him down with an apoplexy. Some of them* perhaps, are virtuosi, and delight in the operations of an asthma, as a human philosopher in the effects of the... | |
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