 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 - Sida 774efter James Boswell - 1817Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Abraham Hayward - 1874 - 434 sidor
...presumed to smile at his saying that ' the woman had a buttom of good sense.' ' He glanced sternly round and called out in a strong tone, -' Where's the merriment ? " Then collecting himself, and looking awful, and as it were ("earthing his mind for a still more ludicrous word, he slowly pronounced, " I say the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1859 - 320 sidor
...behind a lady's hack who sat on the same settee with her. His pride could not hear 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1859 - 316 sidor
...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...collecting himself, and looking awful, to make us feel how ho could impose restraint, and as it were searching his mind for a still more ludicrous word, he slowly... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1861 - 410 sidor
...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... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1861 - 406 sidor
...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... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1861 - 572 sidor
...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...glanced sternly around, and called out in a strong tone, ' "Where 's the merriment ? ' Then collecting himself, and looking awful, to make us feel how he could... | |
 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 sidor
...behind a lady's back who sat on the same settce 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 excrcise despotic power, glanced sternly around, and called out, in a strong tone, ' Where's the merriment... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 584 sidor
...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 ?''... | |
 | Abraham Hayward - 1874 - 484 sidor
...presumed to smile at his saying that ' the woman had a bottom of good sense.' ' He glanced sternly round and called out in a strong tone, " Where's the merriment ? " Then collecting himself, and looking awful, and as it were iearrhing his mind for a still more ludicrous word, he slowly pronounced, " I eav the... | |
 | Abraham Hayward - 1874 - 456 sidor
...presumed to smile at his saying that ' the woman had a bottom of good sense.' ' He glanced sternly round and called out in a strong tone, " Where's the merriment ? " Then collecting himself, and looking awful, and as it were searching his mind for a still more ludicrous word, he slowly pronounced, " I say the... | |
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