 | Emily Constance Baird Cook - 1903 - 542 σελίδες
...a little old shrivelled, unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt neck and the knees of his breeches were loose, his black worsted...had a pair of unbuckled shoes by way of slippers." Doctor Johnson was, indeed, a faithful Londoner. He lived in no less than sixteen London houses (among... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1903 - 542 σελίδες
...his neck-cloth and the knees of his breeches were loose; his black worsted stockings ill drawn-up ; and he had a pair of unbuckled shoes by way of slippers. But all these slovenly peculiarities were forgotten the moment he began to talk. Some gentlemen, whom I do not recollect,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 σελίδες
...brown suit of cloaths looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was he danger of its example. Nor have I the confidence...without the spectacle of a clergyman dragged through that he began to talk. Some gentlemen, whom I do not recollect, were sitting with him ; and when they... | |
 | 1905 - 654 σελίδες
...little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirtneck and knees of his stockings ill drawn up, and he had a pair of unbuckled shoes by way of slippers." his hero ; his table-talk, his eccentricities, and his opinions upon all sorts of subjects. Incidentally... | |
 | John Dennis - 1910 - 126 σελίδες
...brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head; his shirt-neck and knees of...his breeches were loose; his black worsted stockings ill-drawn up; and he had a pair of unbuckled shoes by way of slippers. But all these slovenly particularities... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 754 σελίδες
...brown suit of clothes looked very rusty; he had on a little old, shriveled, unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head; his shirt-neck and knees of...unbuckled shoes by way of slippers. But all these slovenly particulars were forgotten the moment that he began to talk. Some gentlemen, whom I do not recollect,... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 σελίδες
...brown suit of clothes looked very rusty; he had on a little old, shriveled, unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head; his shirt-neck and knees of...unbuckled shoes by way of slippers. But all these slovenly particulars were forgotten the moment that he began to talk. Some gentlemen, whom I do not recollect,... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 σελίδες
...brown suit of clothes looked very rusty; he had on a little old, shriveled, unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head; his shirt-neck and knees of...unbuckled shoes by way of slippers. But all these slovenly particulars were forgotten the moment that he began to talk. Some gentlemen, whom I do not recollect,... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 752 σελίδες
...unbuckled shoes by way of slippers. But all these slovenly particulars were forgotten the moment that he began to talk. Some gentlemen, whom I do not recollect,...sitting with him, and when they went away, I also rose; but he said to me, "Nay, don't go." "Sir," said I, "I am afraid that I intrude upon you. It is benevolent... | |
 | James Boswell - 1912 - 106 σελίδες
...brown suit of clothes looked very rusty; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head; his shirt-neck and knees of...unbuckled shoes by way of slippers. But all these slovenly particulars were forgotten the moment that he began to talk. Vol. II, p. 57. 1763 — ^Et. 64 As Dr.... | |
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He received me very courteously ; but, it must be confessed, that his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too... 
