 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 strani
...go out or in at a door or paflage, by a certain number of fteps from a certain point, or at leaft fo as that either his right or his left foot, (I am not certain which,) fhould conftantly make the firft actual movement when he came clofe to the door or paflage. Thus I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 strani
...early, and from which he had never called upon his reason to disentangle him. This was his anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, by a certain...close to the door or passage. Thus I conjecture : for 1 have, upon innumerable occasions, observed him suddenly stop, and then seem to count his steps with... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 strani
...was, also, a strict observer of several superstitious practices; one of these was " his anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, by a certain...first actual movement when he came close to the door ot passage. Thus I conjecture : for I have, upon innumerable occasions, observed him suddenly stop,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 560 strani
...early, and from which he had never called upon his reason to disentangle him. This was, his anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, by a certain...should constantly make the first actual movement when be came close to the door or passage. Thus I conjecture : for I have, upon innumerable occasions, observed... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 strani
...He was so prone to superstition, that r Bus well relates, he made it a rule, that a par icular foot should constantly make the first actual movement, when he came close to the threshold of any door or passage * This was more affected than real. BISHOP PERCY. which he was about... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 strani
...early, and from which he had never called upon his reason to disentangle him. This was his anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, by a certain...passage. Thus I conjecture : for I have, upon innumerable occasion:, observed him suddenly stop, and then seem to count his steps with a deep earnestness ; and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 strani
...had never called upou his reason to disentangle him. This was his anxions care to go out or in at • door or passage, by a certain number of steps from...least so as that either his right or his left foot, (I arn not certain which,) should constantly make the first actual movement when he came close to the... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 708 strani
...and from ' which he had never called upon his reason to disentangle him. ' This was, his anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, ' by a certain...innumerable occasions, observed him suddenly stop, and 1 then seem to count his steps with a deep earnestness ; and whea ' he had neglected or gone wrong... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 348 strani
...from " which he had never called upon his reason to disentangle him. fy " This was, his anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, / " by a certain...close to the door or passage. Thus I conjecture : for 1 have, " upon innumerable occasions, observed him suddenly stop, and " then seem to count his steps... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 strani
...early, and from which he had never called upon his reason to disentangle him.' This was his anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, by a 1 [It used to be imagined at Mr. Thrale's, when Johnson retired to a window or corner of the room,... | |
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