 It does not signify," pursued Johnson, "that the fear of something made him resolve; it is upon the state of his mind, after the resolution is taken, that I argue. Suppose a man either from fear, or pride, or conscience, or whatever motive, has resolved...  The Projector: A Periodical Paper - Page 179by Alexander Chalmers - 1815Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...or pride, or confcience, or whatever motive, has refolved to kill himfelf; when once the refolution is taken, he has nothing to fear. He may then go and take the King of Pruflia by the nofe, at the head of his army. He cannot fear the rack, who is refolved to kill himfelf.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pages
...or pride, or confeience, or whatever motive, has refolved to kill himfelf, when once the refolution is taken he has nothing to fear. He may then go and take the King of Pruffia by the nofe, at the bead of his army. IJe cannot fear the rack, •who is refolved to kill... | |
 | 1808 - 646 pages
...every law whatever, before he inflicts the punishment. " Suppose," says Dr. Johnson, " a man, cither from fear, or pride, or conscience, or whatever motive,...Prussia by the nose, at the head of his army. He cannot tear the rack,, who is resolved to kill himself. When Eustace Budgell was walking down to the Thames,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...or pride, or conscience, or whatever motive, has resolved to kill himself; when once the resoluton is taken. he has nothing to fear. He may then go and take the King of Prnssia by the nose, at the head of his army. He cannot fear the rack, who is resolved to kill kimself.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 432 pages
...him resolve ; it is upon the state of his mind, after the resolution is taken, that I argue. Suppose a man, either from fear, or pride, or conscience,...head of his army. He cannot fear the rack, who is re" In a little work of the late general Burn's, entitled Who fares best ? this sensual argument is... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...him resolve ; it is upon the state of his mind, after the resolution is taken, that I argue. Suppose me one evening Pnissia by the nose, at the head of his army. He cannot fear the rack, who is resolved to kill himself.... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 734 pages
...resolution taken, not on the inducement to take it : Determine, and you have nothing more to fear. You may go and take the king of Prussia by the nose, at the head of his army. ' You cannot fear the rack, who are resolved to ' kill yourself.' Goldsmith's obvious answer might... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 pages
...resolution taken, not on the inducement to take it : Determine, and you have nothing more to fear. You may go and take the king of Prussia by the nose, at the head of his army. ' You cannot fear the rack, who are resolved to ' kill yourself.' Goldsmith's obvious answer might... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 pages
...resolution taken, not on the inducement to take it : Determine, and you have nothing more to fear. You may go and take the king of Prussia by the nose, at the head of his army. ' You cannot fear the rack, who are resolved to ' kill yourself.' Goldsmith's obvious answer might... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 402 pages
...him resolve ; it is upon the state of his mind, after the resolution is taken, that I argue. Suppose a man, either from fear, or pride, or conscience,...the head of his army. He cannot fear the rack who is determined to kill himself." Boswell reports no more of the discussion, though Goldsmith might have... | |
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