 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...itself merely by unnecessary deviation from the usual modes of the world. My poor friend Smart shewed the disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees,...time, the following conversation with Dr. Burney: — BURNEY. ' How does poor Smart do, Sir ; is he likely to recover?' JOHNSON. ' It seems as if his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...itself merely by unnecessary deviation from the usual modes of the world. My poor friend Smart shewed the disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees,...time, the following conversation with Dr. Burney: — BURNEY. ' How does poor Smart do, Sir ; is he likely to recover?' JOHNSON. ' It seems as if his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...itself merely by unnecessary deviation from the usual' modes of the world. My poor friend Smart shewed the disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees,...time, the following conversation with Dr. Burney. — BUKXEY. " How does poor Smart do, Sir ; is he likely to recover ?" JOHNSON. " It seems as if his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...itself merely by unnecessary deviation from the usual modes of the world. My poor friend Smart shewed the disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees,...time, the following conversation with Dr. Burney.— BURNEY. " How does poor Smart do, Sir; is he likely to recover?" JOHNSON. " It seems as if his mind... | |
 | William Giles - 1811 - 268 pages
...usual modes of the world. My poor friend Smart showed the disturbance of his mind by falling upon bis knees, and saying his prayers in the street, or in...that their understanding is not called in question.' The reasonableness of family worship will appear very obvious from a consideration of our unceasing... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...itself merely by unnecessary deviation from the usual modes of the world. My poor friend Smart shewed the disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees,...so many who do not pray, that their understanding ia not called in question." Concerning this unfortunate poet, Christopher Smart, who was confined in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees, and saying his prayers in the street, or in any unusual place. Now, although, rationally speaking,...time, the following conversation with Dr. Burney. BURNEV. " How does poor Smart do, sir? is he likely to recover ?" JOHNSON. "It seems as if his mind... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...his mind, by fulling upon his knees, and saying In-, prayers in the street, or in any other unnsual place. Now although, rationally speaking, it is greater...not pray, that their understanding is not called in qnestion." Concerning this unfortunate poet, Christopher Smart, who was confined in a mad-honse, he... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...itself merely by unnecessary deviation from the usual modes of the world. My poor friend Smart shewed the disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees,...time, the following conversation with Dr. Burney. — BURNEY. " How does poor Smart do, sir ; is he likely to recover?" JOHNSON. " It seems as if his... | |
 | 1821 - 372 pages
...disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees, and saying his prayers in the street, or in any unusual place. Now, although, rationally speaking,...not pray, that their understanding is not called in qnestion." Concerning this unfortunate poet, Christopher Smart, who was confined in a mad-house, he... | |
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I have preserved the following short minute of what passed this day. " Madness frequently discovers itself merely by unnecessary deviation from the usual modes of the world. My poor friend Smart showed the disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his... 
