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" Though his lordship wished his approaching dissolution not to be lingering, he waited for it with resignation. He said, ' It is a folly, a keeping me in misery, now to attempt to prolong life;' yet he was easily persuaded, for the satisfaction of others,... "
Peerage of England. ... - Page 325
by Arthur Collins - 1812
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 95-96

John Bell - English poetry - 1782 - 278 pages
...in misery, now to attempt to prolong life :" " yet he was easily persuaded, for the satisfacYionof , to do or take any thing thought proper for " him....better, " and we were not without some hopes of his reco" very. " On Sunday about eleven in the forenoon, his •" Lordship sent for me, and said he felt...
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prefaces biographical and critical to the works of the english poets

SAMUEL johnson - 1781 - 292 pages
...proper for him. On; Satur-t '' day he had been remarkably better,. '' and we were not without fome hopes *' of his recovery. " On Sunday, about eleven in the *' forenoon, his lordfhip fent for me, " and faid he felt a great hurry, and '' wifhed to have a little converfatiort...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...thought proper for him. " On Saturday he had been remarkably better, and 1* we were not without fome hopes of his recovery. ** On Sunday, about eleven in the forenoon, his " lordfhip fent for me, and faid he felt a great hurry, " and wifhed to have a little converfation...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...thought proper for him. " On Saturday he had been remarkably better, and " we were not without fome hopes of his recovery. " On Sunday, about eleven in the forenoon, his *' lordfliip font for mv, and faid he felt a great hurry, " and wifhed to have a little converlation...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...thought proper for him. " On Saturday he had been remarkably better, and u we were not without fome hopes of his recovery. " On Sunday, about eleven in the forenoon, his " lordfhip fent for me, and faid he felt a great hurry, V and wifhed to have a little conycrfation...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 6

English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...thought proper for him. *' On Saturday he had been remarkably better, •" and we were not without fome hopes of his " recovery. " On Sunday, about eleven in the forenoon, " his lordfhip fent for me, and faid he felt a " great hurry, and wifhed to have a little con' ' verfation...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...a folly, a keep" ing me in misery, now to attempt to prolong life ; yet he was easily per" suaded, for the satisfaction of others, to do or take any...were not without some hopes of his recovery. " On Sunday,'about eleven inthe forenoon, hislorJship sent for me, and " said he felt a great hurry, and...
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The poetical works of George, lord Lyttelton, with additions: to which is ...

George Lyttelton (1st baron.) - 1801 - 188 pages
...and hepatic complaints seemed alone not equal to the expected mournful event; his long want of sleep, whether the consequence of the irritation in the bowels,...recovery. " On Sunday, about eleven in the forenoon, hij lordship sent for me, and said he felt a great hurry, and wished to have a little conversation...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...do or take any thing thought " proper for him. On Saturday he had bien remarkably better, and w« « were not without some hopes of his recovery" On Sunday,..." said he felt a great hurry, and wished to have* little conversation with me " in order to divert it. He then proceeded to open the fountain of that...
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Prior. Congreve. Blackmore. Fenton. Gay. Granville. Yalden. Tickell. Hammond ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 464 pages
...hepatic complaints seemed alone not equal to the expected mournful event ; his long want of sleep, whether the consequence of the irritation in the bowels,...and we were not without some hopes of his recovery. LIFE OF LYTTP.I/TON. friends who endeavoured to shake my belief in the Christian religion. I saw difficulties...
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