 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 to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw...  The Quarterly Review - Σελίδα 513επεξεργασία από - 1854Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Verlyn Klinkenborg, Herbert Cahoon, Pierpont Morgan Library - 1981 - 274 σελίδες
...the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, Sir, he was irresistible." In this delightful letter to David Garrick, Foote proposes to breed a dog owned by Mr. Barrel with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1994 - 450 σελίδες
...dog was so very diverting that I was obliged 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 had an extraordinary proof of the power of his talents. Amongst the many and various... | |
 | Tate Wilkinson - 1998 - 260 σελίδες
...very comical," said Johnson, "that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, Sir, he was irresistible." Johnson added, "For loud obstreperous broad-faced mirth, I know not his equal."20 It is little wonder... | |
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