 | James Boswell - 1889 - 558 pages
...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." pastry. Dr. Johnson maxle her a present of a book which he had bought at Inverness. 1 The room had... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...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 to get himself into 1 ' From him we first heard of the general dissatisfaction which is now driving the Highlanders into... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...chuse to continue in it longer than nine months, after which time lie got off.—Johnson. " Why, Sir, no man will " be a sailor, who has contrivance enough...himself into a jail; for, being in a ship is being •Soto a jail with the chance of being drowned." ^uKmb^ibod Bowel's Tour to tie Hebrides, p. ijr.... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...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 enough...being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned'.' And at another time, 'A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company'.' The... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...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 enough...being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned 1 .' And at another time, ' A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company1.'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...said, " No man will be a sailor who has con" trivance enough to get himself into jail; for bei 3 " ing in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance " of being drowned." Of the remarks uttered by him in conversation, which are illustrative of his own character and sentiments,... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides - 1807 - 496 pages
...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 daughter, a modest civil girl, very neatly drest, made... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1807 - 496 pages
...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 daughter, a modest civil girl, very neatly drest, made... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 440 pages
...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 daughter, a modest civil girl, very neatly drest, made... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...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 enough...being in a jail, 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... | |
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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. . . . A man in jail has more room, better food and commonly better company. 
