 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 272 pages
...rend, Lest on himself the destin'd stroke descend; we cannot surely but sympathise with the horrors of a wretch about to murder his master, his friend,...name of an instrument used by butchers and cooks in Ihe meanest employments ; we do not immediately conceive that any crime of importance is to be committed... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1817 - 272 pages
...rend, Lest on himself the destin'd stroke descend ; we cannot surely but sympathise with the horrors of a wretch about to murder his master, his friend,...violate. Yet this sentiment is weakened by the name of an'instrument used by butchers and cooks in the meanest employments ; we do not immediately conceive... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 414 pages
...destin'd stroke descend ; '' •••"•!'. "I we cannot surely but sympathise with the horrours of a wretch about to murder his master, his friend,...benefactor, who suspects that the weapon will refuse its its office, and start back from the breast which he is preparing to violate. Yet this sentiment is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 422 pages
...rend, Lest on himself the destin'd stroke descend ; we cannot surely but sympathise with the horrors of a wretch about to murder his master, his friend,...benefactor, who suspects that the weapon will refuse No. 168. THE RAMBLER. 167 its office, and start back from the breast which he is preparing to violate.... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...rend, Lest on himself the destined stroke descend ; we cannot surely but sympathize with the horrors of a wretch about to murder his master, his friend,...instrument used by butchers and cooks in the meanest employment; we do not immediately conceive that any crime of importance is to be committed with a knife;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1823 - 408 pages
...rend, Lest on himself the destined stroke descend ; we cannot surely but sympathize with the horrors of a wretch about to murder his master, his friend,...instrument used by butchers and cooks in the meanest employment; we do not immediately conceive that any crime of importance is to be committed with a knife;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 702 pages
...rend, Lest on himself the destin'd stroke descend ; we cannot surely but sympathize with the horrours of a wretch about to murder his master, his friend,...employments : we do not immediately conceive that any TiniR nf imnnrrnripp is tn Ko /^rvmrni'tfo/l »r;<li > l-:,;/'-- .. who does not, at last, from the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Literature - 1825 - 506 pages
...rend, Lest on himself the destin'd stroke descend ; we cannot surely but sympathise with the horrours of a wretch about to murder his' master, his friend,...violate. Yet this sentiment is weakened by the name of au instrument used by butchers and cooks in the meanest employments : we do not immediately conceive... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 pages
...descend ; we cannot surely but sympathise with the hoi rors of a wretch about to murder his masti-r, his friend, his benefactor, who suspects that the weapon will refuse its office, and start back fmm the breast which he is preparing to violate. Yet this sentiment is weakened by the name of an instrument... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 pages
...rend Lest on himself the destined stroke descend ; we cannot surely but sympathise with the hot rors of a wretch about to murder his master, his friend,...preparing to violate. Yet this sentiment is weakened hy the name of an instrument used by butchers and cooks in the meanest employments ; we do not immediately... | |
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Yet this sentiment is weakened by the name of an instrument used by butchers and cooks in the meanest employments: we do not immediately conceive that any crime of importance is to be committed with a knife... 
