 | Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 Seiten
...'. We were now to examine our lodging. Out of one of the beds, on which we were 10 repofe, ftarted up, at our entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge. Other circumftances of no elegant recital concurred to difguft us. We had been frighted by a lady at Edinburgh,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 400 Seiten
...• We were now to examine our lodging. Out of one of the beds, on which we were to repofe, ftarted up, at our entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge. Other circumftances of no elegant recital concurred to difguft us. We had been frighted by a lady at Edinburgh,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 Seiten
...to Dr. Johnson and me. The Doctor, in his 'Journey, compares him to a Cyclops. BOSWELL. ' Out of one of the beds on which we were to repose, started up...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge.' Works, ix. 44. Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale : — ' When we were taken up stairs, a dirty fellow bounced... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 Seiten
...neceflities. We were now to examine our lodging. Out of one of the beds, on which we were to repofe, ftarted up, at our entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge. Other circumftances of no elegant recital concurred to difguft us. We had been frighted by a lady at Edinburgh,... | |
 | John Knox - 1787 - 566 Seiten
...neceffities. " We were now to examine our lodging. Out of one of the beds on which we were to repofe, ftarted up, at our entrance, a man, black as a Cyclops from the forge. Other circumftancesof no elegant recital concurred to difguft us. We had -been fouth entrance of the found,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 Seiten
...no wine. We fKd not express much satisfaction, Hefe, We were now to examine our lodging. Out of one of the beds, on which we were to repose, started up at our entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from tlie forge. Other circumstances of no elegant recital concurred to disgust |is. We had been irighted... | |
 | 1831 - 652 Seiten
...which one of us was to lie.' This incident is recorded in the Journey as follows : — ' Out of one of the beds on which ' we were to repose, started...entrance, a man black * as a Cyclops from the forge.' Sometimes Johnson translated aloud. • The Rehearsal,' he said, very unjustly, • has not wit ' enough... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 Seiten
...could be recommended to him only by their necessities. We were now to examine our lodging. Out of one of the beds, on which we were to repose, started up,...We had been frighted by a lady at Edinburgh, with discouraging representations of Highland lodgings. Sleep, however, was necessary. Our Highlanders had... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 Seiten
...could be recommended to him only by their necessities. We were now to examine our lodging. Out of one of the beds, on which we were to repose, started up,...circumstances of no elegant recital concurred to disgust ns. We had been frighted by a lady at Edinburgh, with dis. couraging representations of Highland lodgings.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 Seiten
...could be recommended to him only by their necessities. We were now to examine our lodging. Out of one of the beds, on which we were to repose, started up,...We had been frighted by a lady at Edinburgh, with discouraging representations of Highland lodgings. Sleep, however, was necessary. Our Highlanders had... | |
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Out of one of the beds on which we were to repose started up, at our entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge. 
