Then collecting himself, and looking awful, to make us feel how he could impose restraint, and as it were searching his mind for a still more ludicrous word, he slowly pronounced, "I say the woman was fundamentally sensible;" as if he had said, hear this... The life of Samuel Johnson - Página 774por James Boswell - 1817Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| James Boswell - 1890 - 568 páginas
...the same settee with her. Hi-- _ BOSWELCS LIF£ OF [1781. pride could not bear that any expression of his should excite ridicule, when he did not intend it; he therefore resolved to assume und exercise despotic power, glanced sternly around, and called out, in a strong tone, " Where's the... | |
| Percy Fitzgerald - 1891 - 338 páginas
...behind a lady's back who sat on the same settee with her. His pride could not bear that any expression of his should excite ridicule, when he did not intend...ludicrous word, he slowly pronounced, ' I say the woman was fundamentally sensible ;' as if he had said, Hear this now, and laugh if you dare. We all sat composed... | |
| Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald - 1891 - 304 páginas
...behind a lady's back who sat on the same settee with her. His pride could not bear that any expression of his should excite ridicule, when he did not intend...ludicrous word, he slowly pronounced, ' I say the ivoman was fundamentally sensible ;' as if he had said, Hear this now, and laugh if you dare. We all... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - 928 páginas
...behind a lady's back who sat on the same settee with her. His pride could not bear that any expression er there are two distinct particulars mentioned here ? Or that we was fundamentally sensible ; " as if he had said, hear this now, and laugh if you dare. We all sat... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - 546 páginas
...behind a lady's back who sate on the same settee with her. His pride could not bear that any expression of his should excite ridicule, when he did not intend...it ; he therefore resolved to assume and exercise despotick power, glanced sternly around, and called out in a strong tone, "Where's the merriment?"... | |
| James Boswell - 1901 - 372 páginas
...behind a lady's back who sat on the same settee with her. His pride could not bear that any expression of his should excite ridicule when he did not intend...ludicrous word, he slowly pronounced, 'I say the woman was fundamentally sensible,' as if he had said, ' Hear this now, and laugh if you dare.' We all sat... | |
| James Boswell - 1904 - 726 páginas
...behind a lady's back who sat on the same settee with her. His pride could not bear that any expression of his should excite ridicule, when he did not intend...it ; he therefore resolved to assume and exercise despotick power, glanced sternly around, and called out in a strong tone, 'Where's the merriment?'... | |
| Austin Brereton - 1907 - 376 páginas
...behind a lady's back who sat on the same settee with her. His pride could not bear that any expression of his should excite ridicule, when he did not intend...ludicrous word, he slowly pronounced, ' I say the woman was fundamentally sensible ' ; as if he had said, hear this now, and laugh if you dare. We all sat... | |
| James Boswell - 1910 - 548 páginas
...behind a lady's back who sate on the same settee with her. His pride could not bear that any expression of his should excite ridicule, when he did not intend...it ; he therefore resolved to assume and exercise despotick power, glanced sternly around, and called out in a strong tone, "Where's the merriment ?"... | |
| Percy Fitzgerald - 1912 - 316 páginas
...behind a lady's back who sat on the same settee with her. His pride could not bear that any expression of his should excite ridicule when he did not intend...therefore resolved to assume and exercise despotic power, and glanced sternly around, and called out in a strong tone : ' Where's the merriment?' Then, collecting... | |
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