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" It is a folly, a keeping me in misery, now to attempt to prolong life;' yet he was easily persuaded for the satisfaction of others to do or take anything thought proper for him. "
Memoirs of George Selwyn and His Contemporaries - Page 90
by John Heneage Jesse - 1902
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1865 - 426 pages
...dissolution not to be lingering, he waited for it with E resignation. He said, 'It is a folly, a-keeping me in misery, now to attempt to prolong life ;' yet...and we were not without some hopes of his recovery. " Oil Sunday, about eleven in the forenoon, his Lordship sent for me, and said he felt a great hurry,...
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Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1866 - 654 pages
...easily persuaded for the satisfaction of others, to do or take anything thought proper for him. Ou Saturday he had been remarkably better, and we were...me, and said he felt a great hurry, and wished to hare a little conversation with me, in order to divert it. He then proceeded to open the fountain of...
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Power of Religion on the Mind in Retirement: Affliction & at the Approach of ...

Lindley Murray - 1868 - 384 pages
...easily persuaded, for the satisfaction of others, to do or take any thing thought proper for liim. On Saturday, he had been remarkably better, and we...about eleven in the forenoon, his lordship sent for me : he said he felt a great hurry of spirits, and wished to have a little conversation with me, in order...
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Memoirs of Celebrated Etonians: Including Henry Fielding. The Earl ..., Volume 1

John Heneage Jesse - 1875 - 400 pages
...lingering, he waited for it with resignation. He said, ' It is a folly, a keeping me in misery, now to prolong life ; ' yet he was easily persuaded for...his lordship sent for me, and said he felt a great melancholy, and wished to have a little conversation with me in order to divert it. He then proceeded...
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Memoirs of the city of London and its celebrities

John Heneage Jesse - 1901 - 416 pages
...lingering, he waited for it with resignation. He said, ' It is a folly, a keeping me in misery, now to prolong life ; ' yet he was easily persuaded for...his lordship sent for me, and said he felt a great melancholy, and wished to have a little conversation with me in order to divert it. He then proceeded...
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A Later Pepys: The Correspondence of Sir William Weller Pepys ..., Volume 1

Sir William Weller Pepys - 1904 - 516 pages
...persuaded for the satisfaction of others to do, or take any thing proper for him — on Saturday he was remarkably better, and we were not without some hopes of his recovery, on Sunday about Eleven in the orenoon, he sent for me, and said, he felt a great hurry of Spirits, and wish'd to have a little conversation...
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A Later Pepys: The Correspondence of Sir William Weller Pepys ..., Volume 1

Sir William Weller Pepys - 1904 - 518 pages
...persuaded for the satisfaction of others to do, or take any thing proper for him — on Saturday he was remarkably better, and we were not without some hopes of his recovery, on Sunday about Eleven in the orenoon, he sent for me, and said, he felt a great hurry of Spirits, and wish'd to have a little conversation...
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Lives of the English Poets: Swift-Lyttelton

Samuel Johnson - 1905 - 582 pages
...prolong life " ; yet he was easily persuaded, for the satisfaction of others, to do or take any thing thought proper for him. On Saturday he had been remarkably...Sunday, about eleven in the forenoon, his lordship sent 27 for me, and said he felt a great hurry, and wished to have a little conversation with me in order...
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An Eighteenth-century Correspondence: Being the Letters of Deane Swift--Pitt ...

Lilian Dickins, Mary Stanton - 1910 - 534 pages
...dissolution not to be lingering, he waited for it with resignation. He said, 'It is a folly, a keeping me in misery, now to attempt to prolong life'; yet...had been remarkably better and we were not without hopes of his recovery. On Sunday about eleven in the forenoon, his lordship sent for me, and said he...
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