...England," said Boswell. " I shall suffer them to do it corporeally, if they can find a tree to do it upon." When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. Being in company with one who thought fit to maintain Berkeley's ingenious philosophy that nothing...

...answered, — 'Why should you think so? Depend upon it, Sir, when any man knows he is to be hanged in i fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.' " JOHNSON. " Sir, as Dodd got it from me'to pass as his own, while that could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should...

...of character, and had the courtHe said that he was the most im- interest when you stood for Chammade made of wax, which was to have been left in his place...fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully." ' JOtfrNSON. 'Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own, while that could do him any good, there...

...leaving the world persuaded that The Convict's Address to his unhappy Brethren was of his own writing1. ' But, Sir, (said I,) you contributed to the deception...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, there was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling...

...Hunter, the great surgeon, should not press too tightly upon the was in attendance to try and resuscitate Dodd's own, because it had a great deal more force...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, there was an impl1ed promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling...

...anything 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...Sir, as Dodd got it from me to pass as his own, while chat could do him any good, that was an implied promise that I Ihould not own it. To own it, therefore,...

...concentrated which produces high convenience,' v. 29. CONCENTRATES. ' Depend upon it. Sir, when à man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight it concentrates his mind wonderfully,' iii. 190. CONCLUSIVE. ' There is nothing conclusive in his talk,' iii. 65. CONE. ' Л country governed...

...and the unhappy criminal had him. But all was found useless. been charged to struggle as little as Dodd's own, because it had a great deal more force...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, there was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling...

...forcibly, Johnson felt bound not to expose him. " Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, sir, when any man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfolly." On another occasion, Johnson expressed a doubt himself as to whether Dodd had really...

...forcibly, Johnson felt bound not to expose him. " Why should you think so ? Depend upon it, air, when any man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully." On another occasion, Johnson expressed a doubt himself as to whether Dodd had really composed a certain...