Dr Johnson's Table-Talk
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781150659461
Paperback|9781150659461
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... times his voice failed him, his senses never did during thit time. The only sustenance he received was cyder and water. He said his mind was prepared, and the time to his dillolution seemed long. At six in the morning he enquired the hour, and on being informed, said, that all went on regula'ly* and he selt he had but a sew hours to live; ' At ten o'clock in the morning, he parted from Cawston, saying, ' You mould not detain Mr. Windham's servant.--I thank you: bear my remembrance to your master.' Cawston says, that no man could appear more collected, mnre devout, or less terrisied at the thoughts of the approaching minute.'* RELIGION. Mr. Boswell one day stated an anxious thought, by which a sincere Christian might be disturbed, even when conscious of having lived a good lise, so sar as consistent with hu* man insirmity; he might scar that he mould asterwards sall away, and be guilty of such crimes as would render all his former religion vain. Could there be, he asked, upon this awe* ful subject, such a thing as balancing of ac* counts ? Suppofe a man who has led a good lise for seven years commits an act of wickedness, and instantly dies; will his former good lise have any effect in his savour ?--" Sir (said Johnson), if a man has led a good lise for seven 4 years. years, and then is hurried by passion to do what is wrong, and is suddenly earned off, depend upon it he will have the reward of his seven years' good lise; God will not take a catch of him. Upon this principle Richard Baxter bdieves that a suicide may be saved. If (laid he) it should be objected, that what I maintain may encourage suicide, I answer, I am not to tell a lie to prevent it"--B. " But does not die text say, ' As the tree salls, so it must lie r' J. " Yes, Sir; as the tree...
| ISBN-13 | 9781150659461 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1150659467 |
| Weight | 0.62 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.43 In |
| List Price | $22.40 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 186 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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