 ... his mannerism prevailed ; still he tapped his snuff-box ; still he smirked and smiled, and rounded his periods with the same air of good-breeding, as if he were conversing with men. His mouth, mellifluous as Plato's, was a round hole nearly in the...  Random Records - Strona 122autor: George Colman - 1830 - Liczba stron: 628Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1830 - Liczba stron: 504
...done more suo, his mannerism prevail ed ; still he tapped his snuff-box, still he smirked and smiled, and rounded his periods with the same air of goodbreeding,...His mouth, mellifluous as Plato's, was a round hole, in the centre of his visage." This last touch of description is not very complimentary to the historian... | |
 | 1830 - Liczba stron: 426
...still his mannerism prerail'd ; — still he tapp'd his snuff-box, — still he smirk'd. and smiled ; and rounded his periods with the same air of good-breeding,...nothing more to say of the Club, — which word, as defined by Johnson in bis Dictionary, means, " an assembly of good fellows ;" but in his own clnb it... | |
 | 1830 - Liczba stron: 462
...still his mannerism prevail'd:— still he tapp'd his snuff-box, — still he smirk'd, and smiled ; and rounded his periods with the same air of good-breeding,...Plato's, was a round hole, nearly in the centre of his face." MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE. SCOTTISH PSALMODY. A trrrra FHOM THE OCHILU. To Ike Editor of the... | |
 | 1830 - Liczba stron: 456
...still his mannerism prevau'd; — still he tapp'd his MHifT-box, — still he smirk'd, and smiled; and rounded his periods with the same air of good-breeding,...conversing with men.— His mouth, mellifluous as Pluto's, was a round hole, nearly in the centre of his face." MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE. SCOTTISH PSALMODY.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - Liczba stron: 690
...still his mannerism prevailed ; — still he tapped his snuff-box. — still he smirked, and smiled ; and rounded his periods with the same air of good-breeding,...a round hole, nearly in the centre of his visage." — Vol. ip 121. — ED.} of them may have also fortune and rank, and so may have a double claim."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - Liczba stron: 586
...tapped his snuff-box, — still he smirked, and smiled ; and rounded his periods with the same air rf good-breeding, as if he were conversing with men —...a round hole, nearly in the centre of his visage." — Vol. ip 121. — ED.] 2 [Mr. Samuel Sharpe, a surgeon, who travelled for bis health, and whose... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - Liczba stron: 590
...still his mannerism prevailed; — still he tapped1 his snuff-box, — still he smirked, and smiled; and rounded his periods with the same air of goodbreeding,...a round hole, nearly in the centre of his visage." — Vol. i. p. 12!.— ED.] 1 [.Mr. Samuel Sharpe, a surgeon, who traveU led for his health, and whose... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - Liczba stron: 486
...snuff-box, still he smirked and smiled, and rounded his periods with the same air of good breeding as if he were conversing with men. His mouth, mellifluous...a round hole, nearly in the centre of his visage. — Vol. ip 121. Mr. Croker's Note. — M. CHAP. VIII. Mr. Gibbon settles in London. — Bee/ins his... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman (historien).) - 1840 - Liczba stron: 386
...snuff-box, still he smirked and smiled, and rounded his periods with the same air of good breeding as if he were conversing with men. His mouth, mellifluous...round hole, nearly In the centre of his visage.— Vol. ip 121. Mr. Croker's Note.— M. CHAPTER VIII. Mr. Gibbon settles in London. —Begins his History... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1840 - Liczba stron: 396
...snuff-box, still he smirked and smiled, and rounded his periods with the same air of good breeding as if he were conversing with men. His mouth, mellifluous as Plato's, was a round hole, nearly In tHc centre of his visage. —Vol. ip 121. Mr. Croker's Note.— M. CHAPTER VII J. Mr. Gibbou settles... | |
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