 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 526 pages
...force of mind in it than any thing known to be his, you answered,— ' Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling... | |
 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...thing known to be his, you answered, — ' Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, Sir, when any man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...force of mind in it than any thing known to be his, you answered, — Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pages
...to be his, you answered, — " Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows hie is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it therefore, would have been telling... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 458 pages
...any thing known to be his, you answered,—-' Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, Sir, when any man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 492 pages
...answered, — 'Why should you think so? Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged iir a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.'...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 416 pages
...of mind in it than any tiling known to be his, you answered, — ' Why should you think so? Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged...do him any good, there was an implied promise that 1 should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling a lie, with the addition of breach... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...of mind in it than any thing known to be his, you answered, — * Why should you think so ? Depend r, if it were not for the notion of immortality, he...his pockets." When I quoted this to Beauclerk, who that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 592 pages
...thing known to be his, you answered, — ' Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, sir, when any man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pages
...any thing known to be his, you answered,—' Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, sir, when any man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling... | |
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Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. 
