 | Samuel Johnson, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1788 - 626 pàgines
...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 production of eloquence. I put myfelf into violent motion, and I think repeated it ; but all was vain. I then went to bed, and, ftrange... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pàgines
...itfelf, when it fhould come, would excite lefs horrour than feems now to attend it. " In order to rouze the vocal organs, I took two drams. Wine has been celebrated for the production of eloquence. I put myfelf into violent motion, and I think repeated it; but all was vain. I then went to bed, and, ftrangc... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 558 pàgines
...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 for the production of eloquence. I 'put myfelf into violent motion, and I think repeated it ; but all was vain. I then went to bed, and, ftrange... | |
 | 1803 - 268 pàgines
...attend it. In order to rouse tlie vocal organs, I took two drams. Wine has been celebrated for tilrc production of eloquence. I put myself into violent motion, and I think repeated it.; but all was in vain. I then went to bed, and, strange as it may -seem, I think, slept. When I saw light, it was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 548 pàgines
...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 - 562 pàgines
...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...vain. I then went to bed, and strange as it may seem, 1 think slept. When I saw light, it was time to contrive what 1 should do. Though God stopped my speech,... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pàgines
...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.... | |
 | Frank Elizabeth - 1814 - 400 pàgines
...order to rouse the vocal organs, I took two drams; and I put myself into violent motion: but all was in vain. I then went to bed; and, strange as it may seem, I think, I slept. When I saw light, it was time to contrive what I should do. Though God stopped my speech,... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1814 - 400 pàgines
...to rouse the vocal organs, I took two drams ; and I put myself into violent motion : but all was in vain. I then went to bed ; and, strange as it may seem, I think, I slept. When I saw light, it was time to contrive what I should do. Though God stopped my speech,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 872 pàgines
...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. 1 put myself into violent motion, and I think repeated it; but all was vain. I then went to bed, and,... | |
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... 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 horror than seems now to attend it. 
