 | George Colman - 1830 - 350 strani
...while Gibbon levelFd walks through parks and gardens.—Maul'd as I had been by Johnson, Gibbon pour'd balm upon my bruises, by condescending, once or twice, in the course of the evening, to talk with me;—the great historian was light and playful, suiting his matter to the capacity of the boy ;—but... | |
 | George Colman - 1830 - 352 strani
...while Gibbon levell'd walks through parks and gardens.—Maul'd as I had been by Johnson, Gibbon pour'd balm upon my bruises, by condescending, once or twice, in the course of the evening, to talk with me;—the great historian was light and playful, suiting his matter to the capacity of the boy ;—but... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 690 strani
...occa«ionally finical. Johnson marched to kettle-drums and trumpets ; Gibbon moved to flutes and haut-boys: Johnson hewed passages through the Alps, while Gibbon...twice, in the course of the evening, to talk with me:—the great historian was light and playful, suiting his matter to the capacity of the boy;—but... | |
 | 1831 - 616 strani
...occasionally ftuical. Johnson marched to kettle-drums and trumpets; Gibbon moved to ñutes and hautboys. Johnson hewed passages through the Alps, while Gibbon levelled walks through parks and gardens. Mauled a« I had been by Johnson, Gibbon poured balm upon my bruises, by condescending-, once or twice in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 strani
...occasionally finical. Johnson marched to kettle-drums and trumpets ; Gibbon moved to flutes and hautboys : Johnson hewed passages through the Alps, while Gibbon...with me: the great historian was light and playful, suiting his matter to the capacity of the boy ; but it was done moresuo ; — still his mannerism nearly... | |
 | 1837 - 980 strani
...occasionally finical. Johnson marched to kettle-drums and trumpets; Gibbon moved to flutes and hautboys: Johnson hewed passages through the Alps, while Gibbon...with me. The great historian was light and playful, suiting his manner to the capacity of the boy; but it was done more sua',—¿¿ still his mannerism... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - 496 strani
...occasionally finical. Johnson marched to kettle-drums and trumpets; Gibbon moved to flutes and haut-boys : Johnson hewed passages through the Alps, while Gibbon...my bruises, by condescending once or twice in the evening to talk with me : the great historian was light and playful, suiting his matter to the capacity... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1840 - 396 strani
...occasionally finical. Johnson marchedlokettlc-drums and trumpets; Gibbon moved to flutes and hautboys: Johnson hewed passages through the Alps, while Gibbon...my bruises, by condescending once or twice in the evening to talk with me: the great historian was light and playful, suiting his matter to the capacity... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1840 - 390 strani
...occasionally finical. Johnson marchedtokettle-drums and trumpets; Gibbon moved to flutes and hautboys: Johnson hewed passages through the Alps, while Gibbon...my bruises, by condescending once or twice in the evening to talk with me: the great historian was light and playful, suiting his matter to the capacity... | |
 | Richard Brinsley Peake - 1841 - 442 strani
...occasionally •finical. Johnson marched to kettle-drums and trumpets: Gibbon moved to flutes and haut-boys: Johnson hewed passages through the Alps, while Gibbon...with me ; the great historian was light and playful, suiting his * Gibbon's costume was not extraordinary at this time, a little overcharged, perhaps, if... | |
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Johnson hewed passages through the Alps, while Gibbon levelled walks through parks and gardens. Mauled as I had been by Johnson, Gibbon poured balm upon my bruises, by condescending once or twice in the course of the evening to talk with me. The great... 
