 | James Boswell - 1816 - Liczba stron: 500
...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...do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling a lie, with the addition of breach... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - Liczba stron: 536
...contributed to the deception ; for when Mr. Seward expressed a doubt to you that it was not Dodd'e own, because it had a great deal more force of mind...do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling a lie, with the addition of breach... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - Liczba stron: 412
...that Dodd's city friends stood by him so, that a thousand pounds were ready to be given to the gaoler, if he would let him escape. He added, that he knew...do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling a lie, with the addition of breach... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - Liczba stron: 458
...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...do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling a lie, with the addition of breach... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - Liczba stron: 416
...you that it was not Dodd's own, because it had a great deal more force of mind in it than any tiling known to be his, you answered, — ' Why should you...pass as his own, while that could do him any good, there was an implied promise that 1 should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - Liczba stron: 622
...But, Sir, (said I,) you contributed to the deception ; for when Mr. Seward expressed a doubt to ^ou t." I said, it appeared to me that some people had...his pockets." When I quoted this to Beauclerk, who I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling a lie, with the addition of breach... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - Liczba stron: 592
...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...do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling a lie, with the addition of breach... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - Liczba stron: 584
...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...do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling a lie, with the addition of breach... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - Liczba stron: 366
...any think 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...do him any good, that was an implied promise that I should not own it. To own it, therefore, would have been telling a lie, with the addition of breach... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - Liczba stron: 590
...thing known to be; his, you answered j — '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 wonderfully."' JOHNSON. "Sir, as Do(fd got it from me to pass as his own, while thai could do him any good, that waN an implied promise... | |
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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. 
