| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...behind the screen ' some one might have added, ante, \. 188. exercise to walk to the ale-house ; but he was carried back again. I did not think he ought...continued. ' Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labour*; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...digs in the garden. Indeed, before his confinement, he used for exercise to walk to the alehouse ; but he was carried back again. I did not think he ought...continued. " Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labour; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...ante. i. 188. exercise 460 Johnsons Christianity. [AD 1768. exercise to walk to the ale-house ; but he was carried back again. I did not think he ought...noxious to society. He insisted on people praying with him1 ; and I'd as lief pray with Kit Smart as any one else. Another charge was, that he did not love... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...digs in the garden. Indeed, before his confinement, he used for exercise to walk to the alehouse ; but he was carried back again. I did not think he ought...continued. " Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labour ; but even supposing knowledge to he easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...digs in the garden. Indeed before his confinement, he used for exercise to walk to the ale-honse ; but he was carried back again. I did not think he ought...society. He insisted on people praying with him ; and I'da* lief pray with Kit Smn.-t as any one else. Another charge was, that he did not love clean linen;... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...in the garden. Indeed before his confinement, he used, for exercise, to walk to the ale-house ; but he was carried back again. I did not think he ought...love clean linen ; and I have no passion for it." Talking of the melancholy end of a gentleman who had destroyed himself. JOHNSON. " It was owing to... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pages
...exercise, to walk to the ale-house ; but he was carried back again. I did not think he ought to be shut np. His infirmities were not noxious to society. He insisted...love clean linen ; and I have no passion for it." Talking of the melancholy end of a gentleman who had destroyed himself. JOHNSON. " It was owing to... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...in the garden. Indeed, before his confinement, he used for exercise to walk to the ale-house ; but he was carried back again. I did not think he ought...continued. " Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labour ; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant... | |
| 1821 - 372 pages
...in the garden. Indeed before his confinement, he used, for exercise, to walk to the ale-house ; but he was carried back again. I did not think he ought...love clean linen ; and I have no passion for it." Talking of the melancholy end of a gentleman who had destroyed himself. JOHNSON. " It was owing to... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...in the garden. Indeed, before his confinement, he used for exercise to walk to the ale-house ; but he was carried back again. I did not think he ought...continued. " Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labour ; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant... | |
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