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" No ; for that every wise man who intended to shoot himself took two pistols, that he might be sure of doing it at once. Lord 's cook shot himself with one pistol, and lived ten days in great agony. "
Croker's Boswell and Boswell: Studies in the "Life of Johnson". ... - Page 144
by Percy Fitzgerald - 1880 - 308 pages
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...durst not eat them became they disagreed with his stomach, resolved to ihoot himself; and then he ен1 three buttered muffins for breakfast, before shooting himself, knowing that he should pot be troubled with indigestion ; he had two charg.d pitiol» ; one was found lying charged npon the...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pages
...with one pistol, and lived ten days in great agony. Mr. •, who loved buttered muffins, but •hirst not eat them because they disagreed with his stomach,...shoot himself; and then he eat three buttered muffins to his breakfast, before shooting himself, knowing that he should not be troubled with indigestion;...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...agony. Mr. — — ' who loved, buttered muffins, but durst not eat them beraube they disagreed with bis stomach, resolved to shoot himself; and then he eat three buttered muffins for breakfast, belore «hooting himself, knowing that he khoold pot be troubled with indigestion ; he had two charged...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1823 - 492 pages
...of doing it at once. Lord 's cook shot himself with one pistol, and lived ten days in great agony. Mr. , who loved buttered muffins, but durst not eat...before shooting himself, knowing that he should not be traubled with indigestion : he had two charged pistols ; one was found lying charged upon the table...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...doing it at once. Lord *s cook shot him[1779, self with one pistol, and lived ten days in great agony. Mr. , who loved buttered muffins, but durst not eat...because they disagreed with his stomach, resolved to shoof himself ; and then he eat three buttered-muffins for breakfast, before shooting himself, knowing...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the ...

James Boswell - 1835 - 590 pages
...it at once. Lord 's cook shot himself with one pistol, and lived .ten days in great agony. Mr.— 5, who loved buttered muffins, but durst not eat them...his stomach, resolved to shoot himself; and then he ate three buttered muffins for breakfast, before shooting himself, knowing that he' should not be troubled...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, L.L. D.: Including A Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1843 - 588 pages
...shot himself with one pistol, and lived ten days in great agony. Mi>. 5, who loved buttered mutliii-, but durst not eat them because they disagreed with...his stomach, resolved to shoot himself; and then he ate three buttered muffins for breakfast, before shooting himself, knowing that he should not be troubled...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour ..., Volume 7

James Boswell - 1848 - 442 pages
...of doing it at once. Lord 's cook shot himself with one pistol, and lived ten days in great agony. Mr. (!), who loved buttered muffins, but durst not...knowing that he should not be troubled with indigestion ; lie had two charged pistols ; one was found lying charged upon the table by him, after he had shot...
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The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St ..., Volume 2

Leigh Hunt - 1848 - 334 pages
...of doing it at once. Lord 's cook shot himself with one pistol, and lived ten days in great agony. Mr. , who loved buttered muffins, but durst not eat...his stomach, resolved to shoot himself, and then he ate three buttered muffins for breakfast before shooting himself, knowing that he should not be troubled...
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Notes and Queries, Volume 72

1885 - 676 pages
...edition, p. 332. " Mr. , who loTed buttered muffins, but durst not eat them because they disttgreed with his stomach, resolved to shoot himself; and then...that he should not be troubled with indigestion." — Boewell's Jal, A nn, vol. iii. p. 376, Bell's (Napier's Centenary) edition, 1884. Does Barham,...
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