 | Aristoteles - 1833 - 450 pages
...motive, has resolved to kill himself; when once the resolution is taken, he has nothing to fear. He may then go and take the king of Prussia by the nose at...rack who is resolved to kill himself. When Eustace Budgell was walking down to the Thames, determined to drown himself, he might if he pleased, without... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 346 pages
...motive, has resolved to kill himself; when once the resolution is taken, he has nothing to fear. He may then go and take the king of Prussia by the nose,...aside, and first set fire to St. James's palace." LITTER 152. TO DR. GOLDSMITH. " April 23. 1773. " SIR, — I beg that you will excuse my absence to... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 348 pages
...motive, has resolved to kill himself; when once the resolution is taken, he has nothing to fear. He may then go and take the king of Prussia by the nose,...aside, and first set fire to St. James's palace." LETTER 152. TO DR. GOLDSMITH. " April 23. 1773. " SIR, — I beg that you will excuse my absence to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...motive, has resolved to kill himself; when once the resolution is taken, he has nothing to fear. He may Budgell was walking down to the Thames, determined to drown himself3, he might, if he pleased, without... | |
 | James Boswell - Biography - 1846 - 602 pages
...motive, has resolved to kill himself; when once the resolution is taken, he has nothing to fear. He may then go and take the King of Prussia by the nose,...rack, who is resolved to kill himself. When Eustace Budgell was walking down to the Thames, determined to drown himself3, he might, if he pleased, without... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1848 - 1798 pages
...motive, has resolved to kill himself; when once the resolution is taken, he has nothing to fear. He may before he wrote. Always remember this, that after...positive evidence, a few partial objections ought no b When .Eustace Budgel 6 was walking down to the Thames, determined to drown himself, he might, if... | |
 | John Forster - Authors, English - 1848 - 734 pages
...resolution taken, not on the inducement to take it : Determine, and you have nothing more to fear. You may go and take the king of Prussia by the nose, at the head of his army. ' You cannot fear the rack, who are resolved to ' kill yourself.' Goldsmith's obvious answer might... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 pages
...resolution taken, not on the inducement to take it : Determine, and you have nothing more to fear. You may go and take the king of Prussia by the nose, at the head of his army. ' You cannot fear the rack, who are resolved to ' kill yourself.' Goldsmith's obvious answer might... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 pages
...resolution taken, not on the inducement to take it : Determine, and you have nothing more to fear. You may go and take the king of Prussia by the nose, at the head of his army. ' You cannot fear the rack, who are resolved to ' kill yourself.' Goldsmith's obvious answer might... | |
 | Washington Irving - Astoria (Or.) - 1849 - 416 pages
...motive, has resolved to kill himself; when once the resolution is taken he has nothing to fear. He may then go and take the King of Prussia by the nose at...the head of his army. He cannot fear the rack who is determined to kill himself." Boswell reports no more of the discussion, though Goldsmith might have... | |
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... that the fear of something made him resolve ; it is upon the state of his mind, after the resolution is taken, that I argue. Suppose a man either from fear, or pride, or conscience, or whatever motive, has resolved to kill himself; when once the resolution... 
