 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pages
...was natural to him, and ye great Contempt he had for all sorts of Vanity and Parade, never appeared more than in his last moments : He had a conscious...in acting right, in feeling himself honest, true, and unpretending to more than was his own. So he died, as he lived, with that secret, yet sufficient,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 716 pages
...acting right, in feeling himself honest, true, and unpretending to more than was his own. So he died, as he lived, with that secret, yet sufficient. Contentment. As to any Papers left behiitd him, I dare say they can be but few ; for this reason^he never wrote out of Vanity, or thought... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 480 pages
...was natural to him, and the great contempt he had for all sorts of vanity and parade, never appeared more than in his last moments: he had a conscious...in acting right, in feeling himself honest, true, and unpretending to more than was his own. So he died, as he lived, with that secret, yet sufficient... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - 1847 - 322 pages
...was natural to him, and ye great contempt he had for all sorts of vanity and Parade, never appeared more than in his last moments ; he had a conscious satisfaction (no doubt) in acting right, and feeling himself honest, true, and unpretending to more than was his own. So he dyed, as he lived,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pages
...was natural to him, and the great contempt he had for all sorts of vanity and parade, never appeared more than in his last moments : he had a conscious...in acting right, in feeling himself honest, true, and unpretending to more than his own. So he died as he lived, with that secret, yet sufficient contentment.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pages
...was natural to him, and the great contempt he had for all sorts of vanity and parade, never appeared more than in his last moments: he had a conscious...in acting right, in feeling himself honest, true, and unpretending to more than his own. So he died as he lived, with that secret, yet sufficient contentment.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 484 pages
...was natural to him, and y' great Contempt he had for all Sorts of Vanity & Parade, never ap[>eared more than in his last moments : He had a conscious...in acting right, in feeling himself honest, true, & un-prctcnding to more than was his own. So he dyed, as he lived, with that iwtcrut, yet sufficient,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 pages
...was natural to him, and the great contempt he had for all sorts of vanity and parade, never appeared more than in his last moments : he had a conscious...in acting right, in feeling himself honest, true, and unpretending to more than his own. So he died, as he lived, with that secret yet sufficient contentment.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 pages
...was natural to him, and the great contempt he had for all sorts of vanity and parade, never appeared more than in his last moments : he had a conscious...in acting right, in feeling himself honest, true, and unpretending to more than his own. So he died as he lived, with that secret, yet sufficient contentment.... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - 1857 - 306 pages
...was natural to him, and ye great contempt he had for all sorts of vanity and Parade ? never appeared more than in his last moments ; he had a conscious satisfaction (no doubt) in acting right, and feeling himself honest, true, and unpretending to more than was his own. So he dyed, as he lived,... | |
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As to any papers left behind him, I dare say they can be but few; for this reason, he never wrote out of vanity, or thought much of the applause of men. 
