 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...  Annual Register - 326 ページ 編集 - 1825全文表示 - この書籍について
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 ページ
...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 - 640 ページ
...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)... | |
 | 1811 - 600 ページ
...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... | |
 | 1812 - 1038 ページ
...imbciility. Hi* eyes, vacant and spirilles«, and the corpulrnce of his whole person was far Ы-tter fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating...English, was rendered ridiculous by the broadest Scotch nc«•enl, and his French was, if possible, still more laughable; so that wisdom, most certainly,... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1812 - 450 ページ
...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 of a refmed philosopher. His speech, in English, was rendered ridiculous by the broadest Scotch accent,... | |
 | 1813 - 670 ページ
...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...rendered ridiculous by the broadest Scotch accent, and hb French was, if possible, still more laughable; »o that wisdom, most certainly, never disguised... | |
 | 1813 - 554 ページ
...2D E». .48 expression than that of imbecility. His eyes vacant and spiritless, and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate...turtle-eating alderman than of a refined philosopher. Ilis speech, in English, was rendered ridiculous by the broadest Scotch accent, and his French was,... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1846 - 828 ページ
...without any other expression than that of imbecility. His 'yes vacant and spiritless, and the corpuleuce of his whole person, was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle- eating alderman, than of a refined philosopher. His speech in English was rendered ridiculous... | |
 | 1836 - 804 ページ
...of imhecility. His eyes vacant and spiritless, and the corpu'ence of his whole person was far hetter fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating...philosopher. His speech, in English, was rendered ridiculous hy the hroadest Scotch accent, and his French was, if possihle, stdl more laughahle ; so that wisdom,... | |
 | 1846 - 608 ページ
...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...of a refined philosopher. His speech, in English, wns rendered ridiculous by the broadest Scotch accent, and his French was, if possible, still more... | |
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