 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 strani
...vii. He never mastered French colloquially. Lord Charlemont, who met him in Turin in 1748, says: — 'His speech in English was rendered ridiculous by...his French was. if possible, still more laughable.' Hardy's Charlemont, \. 15. Horace Waipole, who met him in Paris in 1765, writes (Letters, iv. 426):... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 strani
...vii. He never mastered French colloquially. Lord Charlemont, who met him in Turin in 1748, says: — 'His speech in English was rendered ridiculous by...his French was, if possible, still more laughable.' Hardy's Charlemont, i. 15. Horace Waipole, who met him in Paris in 1765, writes (Letters, iv. 426)... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1810 - 480 strani
...imbecility. His eyes, vacant and spiritless, and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating Alderman,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was healthy and strong ; but his health and strength, far from being advantageous... | |
 | 1811 - 546 strani
...imbecility. His eyes, vacant and spiritless ; and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating alderman,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was healthy and strong ; but his health and strength, fir from being advantageous... | |
 | 1811 - 584 strani
...imbecility. His eyes, vacant and spiritless, and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating alderman,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now fifty years old, he was healthy and strong; but his health and strength far from being advantageous... | |
 | 1811 - 550 strani
...imbecility. His eyes, vacant and spiritless ; and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating alderman,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was healthy and strong ; but his health and strength, far from being advantageous... | |
 | 1812 - 560 strani
...whole person was far better suited to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating aiders ian, than that of a refined philosopher. His speech, in English,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was healthy and strong; but his health and strength, far from being advantageous... | |
 | 1811 - 600 strani
...fitted to comrhunicate the Idea c,fa turtle-eating alderman, than of a refined philosopher. 'J-Jis speech, in English, was rendered ridiculous by the...wisdom, most certainly, never disguised herself before _in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was 'healthy and strong ; btit his health... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1812 - 440 strani
...imbecility. His eyes i vacant and spiritless, and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating Alderman,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was healthy and strong; but his health and strength, far from being advantageous... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1812 - 446 strani
...imbecility. His eyes vacant and spiritless, and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating Alderman,...disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near fifty years old, he was healthy and strong; but his heal ill and strength, far from being advantageous... | |
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His face was broad and fat, his mouth wide, and without any other expression than that of imbecility. His eyes, vacant and spiritless; and the corpulence of his whole person was far better fitted to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating alderman, than... 
