Madness frequently discovers itself merely by unnecessary deviation from the usual modes of the world. My poor friend Smart showed the disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees, and saying his prayers in the street, or in any other unusual place.... Johnsoniana.. - Página 40por James Boswell - 1820 - 178 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| James Boswell - 1822 - 508 páginas
...disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees, and saying his prajprs in the street, or in any other unusual place. Now although, rationally speaking,...Smart who was confined in a mad-house, he had, at anotbc time, the following conversation with Dr. Burney.— BURNEY. " How does poor Smart do, Sir ;... | |
| James Boswell - 1824 - 454 páginas
...disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees, and saying his prayers in the street, or in any other unusual place. Now although, rationally speaking,...time, the following conversation with Dr. Burney. — SURVEY: " How does poor Smart do, Sir; is he likely to recover?" JOHNSON : " It seems as if his... | |
| Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 páginas
...disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees, and saying his prayers in the street, or in any other unusual place. Now although, rationally speaking,...that their understanding is not called in question." In a conversation on gaming, a gentleman animadverted on it with severity. " Nay, gentlemen (said Johnson),... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 442 páginas
...disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees, and saying his prayers in the street, or in any other unusual place. Now although, rationally speaking,...Christopher Smart, who was confined in a madhouse, he bad, at another time, the following conversation with Dr. Burney. — BURNEY. " How does poor Smart... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 440 páginas
...disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees, and saying his prayers in the street, or in any other unusual place. Now although, rationally speaking,...that their understanding is not called in question." with the disease; for he grows fat upon it." BURNEY. " Perhaps, sir, that may be from want of exercise."... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 622 páginas
...in t ht- street, or in any other unusual place. .Vow although, rationally speaking, it is ¡rrcater it comes from the - BIIRNEY : " How does poor Smart do, Sir ; is he likelv to recover?" JOHNSON : "It seems ns if his... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 576 páginas
...the street, or in any other unusual place. \ол- although, rationally speaking, it is greater madnem not to pray at all, than to pray as Smart did, I am...unfortunate poet, Christopher Smart, who was confined in a madhuu.se, he had, at another time, the following conversation with Dr. Burney. — BITRXF.Y : " How... | |
| Robert Gooch - 1829 - 506 páginas
...disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his " knees, and saying his prayers in the street, " or in any other unusual place. Now, although, " rationally speaking,...their understanding is not called in " question." Here the insanity consists not in the groundlessness apd unreasonableness of the predominant belief,... | |
| 1829 - 590 páginas
...disturbance of his mind by falling upon his knees, and saying his prayers in the street, or in any other unusual place. Now although, rationally speaking,...pray at all than to pray as Smart did, I am afraid that there are so many who do not pray, that their understanding is not called in question.' " » Speech... | |
| 1829 - 586 páginas
...his prayers in the street, or mj any other unusual place. Now although, rationally speaking, it i« greater "madness not to pray at all than to pray as Smart did, 1 ath afraid that there are *o many who do not pray, that their understanding it* nOt'c'alleU in qni'sJiow.'"!'... | |
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