 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pàgines
...procuring his release from a state of life of which Johnson always expressed the utmost abhorrence. He said, "No man will be a sailor who has contrivance...with the chance of being drowned." And at another time, " A mau in a jxil has more room, better food, and commonly better company." The letter was as... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pàgines
...procuring his release from a etate of life of which Johnson always expressed the utmost abhorrence. He said, "No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a ¡ail ; for being in a ship is being in • jail, with the chance of being drowned," And at another... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 394 pàgines
...procuring his release from a state of life of which Johnson always expressed the utmost abhorrence. He said, " No man will be a sailor who has contrivance...being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned." 3 1 Dr. Robert Vansittart, of the ancient and respectable family of that name in Berkshire. He was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pàgines
...procuring his release from a state of life of which Johnson always expressed the utmost abhorrence. He said, " No man will be a sailor who has contrivance...with the chance of being drowned." ° And at another « Dr. Robert Vansittart, of the ancient and respectable family of that name in Berkshire. He was eminent... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pàgines
...procuring his release from a state of life of which Johnson always expressed the utmost abhorrence. He said, " No man will be a sailor who has contrivance...being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned." 6 And at another 4 Dr. Robert Vansittart, of the ancient and respectable family of that name in Berkshire.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pàgines
...procuring his release from a state of life of which Johnson always expressed the utmost abhorrence. He said, " No man will be a sailor who has contrivance...being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned z." And at another time, " A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pàgines
...procuring his release from a state of life of which Johnson always expressed the utmost abhorrence. He said, " No man will be a sailor who has contrivance...with the chance of being drowned."* And at another time, " A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company."t 'I'ne letter was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pàgines
...a state of Hie oi which Johnson always expressed the utmost abhorrence. He said, " No man will l>ea time, " A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company ."•(• The letter... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pàgines
...of life of which Johnson always Aug. si, expressed the utmost abhorrence. He once said, " No l773' man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to...time, "A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company." The letter was as follows : "Chelsea, 16th March, 1759. " DEAR SIR, — I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 612 pàgines
...choose to continue in it longer than nine months, after which time he got off. JOHNSON. " Why, sir, no man will be a sailor, who has contrivance enough...being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned." We had tea in the afternoon, and our landlord's danghter, a modest civil girl, very neatly dressed,... | |
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No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail ; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned ; 
