| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 páginas
...(post, Nov. 29, 1783). were deeply visible'. He also wore his hair', which was straight and stiff, and separated behind : and he often had. seemingly, convulsive...odd gesticulations, which tended to excite at once surprize and ridicule'. Mrs. Porter was so much engaged by his conversation that she overlooked all... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 páginas
...scars of the scrophula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair, which was straight and stiff, and separated behind : and he often had, seemingly, convulsive...odd gesticulations, which tended to excite at once surprize and ridicule. Mrs. Porter was so much engaged by his conversation that she overlooked all... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 páginas
...Porter. [AD 173«. were deeply visible1. He also wore his hair*, which was straight and stiff, and separated behind : and he often had, seemingly, convulsive...odd gesticulations, which tended to excite at once surprize and ridicule'. Mrs. Porter was so much engaged by his conversation that she overlooked all... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 páginas
...separated behind : and he often had, jEtTt' seemingly, convulsive starts and odd gesticulations, 25.' which tended to excite at once surprise and ridicule....said to her daughter, " this is the most sensible man that I ever saw in my life." Though Mrs. Porter was double the age of Johnson, 1 and her person and... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 páginas
...scars of the scrophula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair, whichwas straight and stiff, and separated behind ; and he often had seemingly convulsive starts and odd gesticulations, which tended at once, to excite surprise and ridicule." Mrs Porter was double the age of Johnson, and her person... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 páginas
...scars of the scrophula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair, which was straight and stiff and separated behind, and he often had seemingly convulsive...which tended to excite at once surprise and ridicule : while she (according to Garrick) was very fat, with a bosom of more than ordinary protuberance ;... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 páginas
...scars of the scrophula were deeply visible. He also wore hit) hair, which was straight and stiff, and separated behind; and he often had seemingly, convulsive...odd gesticulations, which tended to excite at once surprize and ridicule. Mrs. Porter was so much engaged by his conversation that she everlooked all... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 398 páginas
...scars of the scrofula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair, which was straight and stiff, and separated behind : and he often had, seemingly, convulsive...said to her daughter, " this is the most sensible man that I ever saw in my life." Though Mrs. Porter was double the age of Johnson, and her person and manner,... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 388 páginas
...scars of the scrofula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair, which was straight and stiff, and separated behind : and he often had, seemingly, convulsive...said to her daughter, " this is the most sensible man that I ever saw in my life." Though Mrs. Porter was double the age of Johnson, and her person and manner,... | |
| 1826 - 602 páginas
...lean and lank, with an immense structure of bones hideously striking to the eye, and that he had often convulsive starts and odd gesticulations, which tended to excite at once surprise and ridicule. In after-life he became more rotund in shape, but not a whit less eccentric in manner. I/ml Chesterfield... | |
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