 | James Boswell - 1799 - Страниц: 648
...vii. He never mastered French colloquially. Lord Charlemont, who met him in Turin in 1748, says: — 'His speech in English was rendered ridiculous by...his French was. if possible, still more laughable.' Hardy's Charlemont, \. 15. Horace Waipole, who met him in Paris in 1765, writes (Letters, iv. 426):... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - Страниц: 640
...vii. He never mastered French colloquially. Lord Charlemont, who met him in Turin in 1748, says: — 'His speech in English was rendered ridiculous by...his French was, if possible, still more laughable.' Hardy's Charlemont, i. 15. Horace Waipole, who met him in Paris in 1765, writes (Letters, iv. 426)... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1810 - Страниц: 480
...imbecility. His eyes, vacant and spiritless, and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating Alderman,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was healthy and strong ; but his health and strength, far from being advantageous... | |
 | 1811 - Страниц: 546
...imbecility. His eyes, vacant and spiritless ; and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating alderman,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was healthy and strong ; but his health and strength, fir from being advantageous... | |
 | 1811 - Страниц: 584
...imbecility. His eyes, vacant and spiritless, and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating alderman,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now fifty years old, he was healthy and strong; but his health and strength far from being advantageous... | |
 | 1811 - Страниц: 550
...imbecility. His eyes, vacant and spiritless ; and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating alderman,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was healthy and strong ; but his health and strength, far from being advantageous... | |
 | 1812 - Страниц: 560
...whole person was far better suited to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating aiders ian, than that of a refined philosopher. His speech, in English,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was healthy and strong; but his health and strength, far from being advantageous... | |
 | 1811 - Страниц: 600
...fitted to comrhunicate the Idea c,fa turtle-eating alderman, than of a refined philosopher. 'J-Jis speech, in English, was rendered ridiculous by the...wisdom, most certainly, never disguised herself before _in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was 'healthy and strong ; btit his health... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1812 - Страниц: 440
...imbecility. His eyes i vacant and spiritless, and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating Alderman,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was healthy and strong; but his health and strength, far from being advantageous... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1812 - Страниц: 446
...imbecility. His eyes vacant and spiritless, and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating Alderman,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was healthy and strong; but his heal ill and strength, far from being advantageous... | |
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His face was broad and fat, his mouth wide, and without any other expression than that of imbecility. His eyes, vacant and spiritless; and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating alderman, than... 
