 | Samuel Johnson - 1861 - 660 pages
...know waa natural to him, and ye great Contempt he had for all Sorts of Vanity & Parade, never appeared more than in his last moments ; He had a conscious Satisfaction (no doubt) iu acting right, in feeling himself honest, true, & un-pretending to more than was his own. So he dyed,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 882 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 - 1866 - 654 pages
...know was natural to him, and ya great Contempt he had for all Sorts of Vanity & Parade, never appeared more than in his last moments : He had a conscious...Contentment " As to any Papers left behind him, I dare Bay they can be but few ; for this reason, He never wrote out of Vanity, or thought much of the Applause... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 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 - 1869 - 414 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 - 1869 - 410 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 - 1869 - 410 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 - 1870 - 360 pages
...the world. A little stately, perhaps ; a little appretd and conscious that than his own. So he died as he lived, with that secret, yet sufficient contentment. " As to any papers left behir.J him, I dare say they caa be but few ; for this reason, he never wrote out of van:ty, or thought... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1872 - 660 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.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - 566 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... | |
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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. 
