His death was of a piece with his life. There was nothing in it new, forced, or affected. He did not look upon the severing of his head from his body as a circumstance that ought to produce any change in the disposition of his mind ; and as he died under... The Life of Sir Thomas More - Page xviiiby William Roper - 1822 - 195 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1726 - 332 pages
...that Good-Humour with which he had always entertained his Friends in the moll ordinary Occurrences. His Death was of a Piece with his Life. There was...new, forced or affected. He did not look upon the fevering of his Head from his Body as a Circumitance that ought to produce any Change in the Difpofition... | |
| 1739 - 312 pages
...that Good-Humour with which he had always entertained his Friends in the moft ordinary Occurrences. His Death was of a piece with his Life. There was nothing in it new, forced or affedted. He did not look upon the fevering his Head from his Body as a Circumilance that ought to... | |
| Saint Thomas More - Utopias - 1808 - 334 pages
...that good humour with which he had always entertained his friends, in the most ordinary occurrences. His death was of a piece with his life. There was...forced, or affected. He did not look upon the severing of his head from his body as a circumstance that ought to produce any change in the disposition of... | |
| Ferdinando Warner - Christian martyrs - 1758 - 426 pages
...that good Humour with which he had always entertained his Friends in the moft ordinary Occurrences. His " Death was of a Piece with his Life. There. "...new, forced, or affected» " He did not look upon the fevering his Head " from his Body, as a Circumftance that " ought to produce any Change in the Dif"... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...innocent mirth which had been so conspicuous in Sir Thomas More's life did not forsake him to the last. His death was of a piece with his life. There was nothing in it new, forced, or affected.' The Spectator, No. 349. Young also thought, or at least, wrote differently. • A death-bed's a detector... | |
| 1786 - 670 pages
...humour wiih which he had always entertained his friends in the moll ordinary occurrences. His deatii was of a piece with his life. There was nothing in it new, forced, or affefted. H; did not look upon the fevering his head from his body as a circumltance that ought to... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...entertained his friends in the most ordinary occurrences. His death was of a piece with his life. There is nothing in it new, forced, or affected. He did not look upon the severing of his head from his body as a circumstance that ought to produce any change in the disposition of... | |
| 1808 - 306 pages
...that good humour with which he had always entertained his friends in the most ordinary occurrences. His death was of a piece with his life : there was...He did not look upon the severing his head from his hody as a circumstance that ought to produce any change in the disposition of his mind ; and as he... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 398 pages
...that good humour with which he had always entertained his friends in the most ordinary occurrences. His death was of a. piece with his life. There was...affected. He did not look upon the severing his head from hie body as a circumstance that ought to produce any change in the disposition of his mind ; and as... | |
| John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 568 pages
...dying heroe, miserably witty," • that excellent man, Mr. Addison, undertook his defence as follows: " His death was of . a piece with his life ; there was nothing in it new, forced, or affected. He saw nothing in death to put him from his ordinary humour, and as/he died under a fixed and settled... | |
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