| John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 546 páginas
...the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company, not merely...that it was proper to laugh when he did, but purely out of want of power to forbear it. He was no enemy to splendour of apparel or pomp of equipage —... | |
| John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 544 páginas
...the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company, not merely...that it was proper to laugh when he did, but purely out of want of power to forbear it. He was no enemy / to splendour of apparel or pomp of equipage —... | |
| John Forster - 1854 - 512 páginas
...jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his " laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the " company, not...that it was proper to laugh when he did, but " purely out of want of power to forbear it." Anecdotes, 298-299. P. 329. Second note, line thirteen, insert... | |
| John Forster - 1854 - 642 páginas
...jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his " laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the *' company, not merely from the notion that it was projwr to laugh when he did, but " purely out of want of power to forbear it." Anccdotee, 298-299.... | |
| James Boswell - 1884 - 534 páginas
...the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company, not merely...that it was proper to laugh when he did, but purely out of want of power to forbear it. He was no enemy to splendour of apparel or pomp of equipage —... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland - 1884 - 468 páginas
...the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company, not merely...that it was proper to laugh when he did, but purely out of want of power to forbear it. He was no enemy to splendour of apparel or pomp of equipage —... | |
| James Boswell - 1885 - 454 páginas
...the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company, not merely...that it was proper to laugh when he did, but purely out of want of power to forbear it." It was pleasure to him to join in the play of Mrs. Thrale's children.... | |
| James Boswell - 1887 - 512 páginas
...the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company, not merely...that it was proper to laugh when he did, but purely out of want of power to forbear it.' Miss Burney records : — ' Dr. Johnson has more fun, and comical... | |
| George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - 550 páginas
...the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company, not merely...that it was proper to laugh when he did, but purely out of want of power to forbear it '. He was no enemy to splendour of apparel or pomp of equipage —... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1903 - 294 páginas
...the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company, not merely...notion that it was proper to laugh when he did, but from lack of power to forbear it.' Miss Burney records : ' Dr. Johnson has more fun and comical humour,... | |
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