 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 σελίδες
...Poem," v, 145, on eating my dinner pretty fullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was fo VCI7 comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myfelf back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, Sir, he was irrefiftible 1. He upon one occafion... | |
 | 1791 - 302 σελίδες
...his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty fulienly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was To very comical that I was obliged to lay down my 'knife and forlc, throw myfelf back upon my chair, and fairly laugh •it out. 'No, Sir, he wasirrefiflible. He... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 σελίδες
...his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty fullenly, affecting not to mind him ; but the dog was fo very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw' rnyfelf back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, Sir, he was irrefiftible. He upon. one occafion... | |
 | Eccentric biography - 1801 - 352 σελίδες
...difficult to please a man against Jus will. I went on, eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him; but the dog was so very comical,...obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back in my chair, and fairly laugh it out. Sir, he was irresistable." His dramatic pieceS,. which exceed... | |
 | 1801 - 446 σελίδες
...diffi. cult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him ) but the dog was so very comical,...obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back in the chair, and fairly laugh it out. Sir — he was irresistible !" Other anecdotes might liave been... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 σελίδες
...very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical,...obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, Sir, he was irresistible.5 He upon one occasion experienced,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 σελίδες
...very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him ; but the dog was so very comical,...to lay down my knife and fork, 'throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, Sir, he was irresistible. He upon one occasion experienced,... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 σελίδες
...man Sgajnst hi? will. I went op eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. JJu.t the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife ajid fork, throw myself back Uppa my cb*ir, and fairly laugh it out. No, sir, he was irresistible.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 540 σελίδες
...very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him ; but the dog was so very comical,...obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back in my chair, and fairly laugh it out. Sir, he was irresistible." Innumerable other stories are circulated,... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 714 σελίδες
...difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, aft'ecting not to mind him ; but the dog was so very comical,...obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back in my chair, and fairly laugh it out. Sir, he was irresistible." Hia dramatic works have been published... | |
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The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased, and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not... 
