Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" Why, sir, it is a very harmless doctrine. They are of opinion that the generality of mankind are neither so obstinately wicked as to deserve everlasting punishment, nor so good as to merit being admitted into the society of blessed spirits ; and therefore... "
Life of Johnson: Including Their Tour to the Hebrides - Page 194
by James Boswell - 1860 - 874 pages
Full view - About this book

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...asunder. I proceeded : " What do you think, Sir, of Purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholicks!" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine....see, Sir, there is nothing unreasonable in this." BOSWELL. " But then, Sir, their masses for the dead !" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if it be once established...
Full view - About this book

The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...Purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholicks ?" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, it is a very harmless dectrine. They are of opinion that the generality of mankind...see, Sir, there is nothing unreasonable in this." BOSWELL. " But then, Sir, their masses for the dead ?" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if it be once established...
Full view - About this book

Dr. Johnson's table-talk: aphorisms [&c.] selected and arranged ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...B. proceeded: " What do you think, Sir, of Purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholics?" —/. " Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine. They are...to deserve everlasting punishment, nor so good as tt> merit being admitted into the society of blessed spirits; and therefore that God is graciously...
Full view - About this book

Works, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...Mr. Boswell,* what he thought of purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholics ? His answer was, " It is a very harmless doctrine. They are of opinion,...therefore, that God is graciously pleased to allow a middle state, where they may be purified by certain degrees of suffering. You sec there is nothing...
Full view - About this book

Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical Illustrative of the ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...clearer light. BOSWELL. " What do you think, Sir, of purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholicks ?" JOHNSON, " Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine....mankind are neither so obstinately wicked as to deserve ever* l'i.>j MS and Meditations, p. 14, 15, edition of 180£. lasting punishment, nor so good as to...
Full view - About this book

Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pages
...clearer light. BOSWELL. " What do you think, Sir, of purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholicks?" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine....mankind are neither so obstinately wicked as to deserve ever• Prayers and Meditations, p. 14, 15, edition of 180*. lasting punishment, nor so good as to...
Full view - About this book

Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...clearer light. BOSWELL. " What do you think, Sir, of purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholicks ?" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine....mankind are neither so obstinately wicked as to deserve ever• Prajers and Meditations, p. 14, 15, edition of 1806. lasting punishment, nor so good as to...
Full view - About this book

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 506 pages
...answer was, " It is a very harmless doctrine. They are " of opinion that the generality of man" kind are neither so obstinately wicked as " to deserve...therefore, " that God is graciously pleased to allow " a middle state, where they may be purified " by certain degrees of suffering. You see " there is...
Full view - About this book

The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
..." Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine. They are of opinion that the generality of mankind ere neither so obstinately wicked as to deserve everlasting...see, Sir, there is nothing unreasonable in this." BOSWELL. " But then, Sir, their masses for the dead ?" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if it be once established...
Full view - About this book

The Table Talk of John Selden

John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
..." Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine. They are of opinion that the generality of mankind ar,c neither so obstinately wicked as to deserve everlasting...see, Sir, there is nothing unreasonable in this." — B. " But then, Sir, their masses for the dead ?" — J. " Why, Sir, if it be once established that...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF