...opinion, it very happily applied, F f tutioa lution and habits of life, be fhould have lived feventy-five years, is a proof that an inherent vivida vis is a powerful prefervative of the human frame. Man is, in general, made up of contradiihiry qualities, and theft...

...natural joy of a free and vigorous ufe of his. limb»: whan he walked, it was like the ftruggling gait of one in fetters; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horfe, but was carried as if in a balloon. That with his conftitution and habits of life he fhould...

...natural joy of a free and vigoren» ufe of his limbs: when he walk'd, it was like the draggling gait of one in fetters ; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horfe, but was carried as if in a balloon f. That, with his confutation and habits of life, he ihould...

...natural joy of (U free and vigorous use of his limbs ; when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horse, bub was carried as if. in a balloon. That with his constitution and habits of life he should have lived'...

...joy of a free and vigor" ous use of his limbs. When he walked, it waa " like the struggling gait of one in fetters ; when " he rode, he had no command...his " horse, but was carried as if in a balloon." Johnson was considered by some of his friends as affected with the distemper called St Vitus'a dance;...

...natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs: when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters ; when he rode, he had no command or...vis is a powerful preservative of the human frame. Man is, in general, made up of contradictory qualities; and these will ever shew themselves in strange...

...natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs : when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters ; when he rode, he had no command or...habits of life he should have lived seventy-five years, have no doubt that he would have produced one worthy of his illustrious subject. But the fact was merely...

...natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs; when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters; when he rode, he had no command or...direction of his horse, but was carried as if in a balloon ! He wa* prone to superstition but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a...

...natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs : when he walked it was .like the struggling gait of one in fetters ; when he rode, he had no command or...of his horse, but was carried as if in a balloon. At different times he seemed a different man, in some respects ; not, however, in any great or essential...

...of one in tetters; and when he rode, lie had no command or direction of his horse. That, with such a constitution and habits of life, he should have lived seventy-five years, is, as Mr. Boswell remarks, a proof that an inherent -vi•vidi -vis is a powerful preservative of the...