Miss Porter told me, that when he was first introduced to her mother, his appearance was very forbidding: he was then lean and lank, so that his immense structure of bones was hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of the scrofula were deeply visible. The North American Miscellany - Стр. 11851Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| James Boswell - 1831 - Страниц: 604
...by Johnson, when he became the fervent admirer of Mrs. Porter, after her first husband's death. Miss Porter told me, that when he was first introduced...was hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of " DEAR SIR, — I am sorry to see you are engaged in altercation with a lady, who seems unwilling to... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - Страниц: 602
...by Johnson, when he became the fervent admirer of Mrs. Porter, after her first husband's death. Miss Porter told me, that when he was first introduced...was hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of •• L) FA R SIR, — I am sorry to see you arc engaged in altercation with a lady, who seems unwilling... | |
| James Boswell - 1835 - Страниц: 366
...by Johnson, when he became the fervent admirer of Mrs. Porter, after her first husband's death. Miss Porter told me, that when he was first introduced...the scrofula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair, which was straight and stiff, (1) In 1735, Mr. Walmesley endeavoured to procure Johnson the mastership... | |
| James Boswell - 1835 - Страниц: 604
...by Johnson, when he became the fervent admirer of Mrs. Porter, after her first husband's death. Miss net with a gold thread button. I never saw a figure that gave a liis appearance was very forbidding; he was then lean and lank, so that his immense structure of bones... | |
| 1838 - Страниц: 1050
...mind. Johnson's appearance at this period is thus described by his biographer and companion : — " He was then lean and lank, so that his immense structure...the scrofula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair which was straight and stiff, and separated behind, and he had seemingly convulsive starts and... | |
| James Boswell - 1846 - Страниц: 602
...by Johnson, wnen he became the fervent admirer of Mrs. Porter, after her first husband's death. Miss Porter told me, that when he was first introduced...the scrofula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair, which was straight and stiff', and separated behind; and he often had, seemingly, convulsive... | |
| Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - Страниц: 610
...step-daughter : " When first he was introduced to my mother his appearance was most forbidding ; he was lean and lank, so that his immense structure of bones...the scrofula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair, which was straight and stiff, separated behind ; and he often had, seemingly, convulsive starts... | |
| Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - Страниц: 584
...mother his appearance was most forbidding ; he was lean and lank, so that his immense structure of hones was hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of...the scrofula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair, which was straight and stiff, separated behind ; and he often had, seemingly, convulsive starts... | |
| 1858 - Страниц: 594
...breasts. ' His appearance,' said his step-daughter, Miss Porter, ' was then very forbidding ; he was lean and lank, so that his immense structure of bones...and the scars of the scrofula were deeply visible. His. hair was straight and stiff and separated behind, and his convulsive starts and gesticulations... | |
| James Boswell - 1858 - Страниц: 482
...by Johnson, when he became the fervent admirer of Mrs. Porter, after her first husband's death. Miss Porter told me, that when he was first introduced...appearance was very forbidding^/ he was then lean willing to be convinced of her errors. Surely it would be more ingenuous to acknowledge than to persevere.... | |
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