 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 - Pagina 774door James Boswell - 1817Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pagina’s
...lady's bark who sat on the same settee with her. His 72. ' 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 - 1807 - 532 pagina’s
...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 ?"... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 476 pagina’s
...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...ludicrous word, he slowly pronounced, " I say the woman was fundamentally sensible ;" as if had said, hear this now, and laugh if you dare. We all sat composed... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pagina’s
...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...Then collecting himself, and looking awful, to make his anditors feel how he could impose restraint ; and as it were searching his mind for a still more... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pagina’s
...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...despotic power, glanced sternly around, and called ont, in a strong tone, " Where's the merriment ? " Then collecting himself, and looking awful, to make... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pagina’s
...he therefore resolved to assume and exercise despotic power, glanced sternly around, and called ont, in a strong tone, " Where's the merriment? " Then collecting himself, and looking awful, to make his anditors feel how he could impose restraint ; and as it were searching his mind for a still more... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 418 pagina’s
...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...his mind for a still more ludicrous word, he slowly pronounceil, " 1 say the woman was fundamentally sensible ;" as if he had .said, hear this now, and... | |
 | 1821 - 372 pagina’s
...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...called out, in a strong tone, " Where's the merriment i " Then collecting himself, and looking awful, to make his auditors feel how he could impose restraint... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 440 pagina’s
...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..."Where's the merriment?" Then collecting himself, and v looking awful, to make us feel how he could impose restraint, and as it were searching his mind for... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 pagina’s
...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?"... | |
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