No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail ; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. Life of Johnson - Página 238por James Boswell - 1904Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
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...Dr. Johnson's comparison between a ship and a prison, — a comparison in favour of the latter. Ho said, " No man will be a sailor who has contrivance...being in a jail with the chance of being drowned." And at another time, "A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company." In... | |
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