 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...  Letters of David Hume to William Strahan - Página xxiipor David Hume - 1888 - 386 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...discover the smallest trace of the faculties of his mind, in the unmeaning features of his visage. Ills face was broad and fat, his mouth wide, and without...his French was, if possible, still more laughable ; so that wisdom, most certainly, never disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near... | |
 | 1811 - 550 páginas
...the faculties of his •mind in the unmeaning features of his visage. His face was broad and flat, his mouth wide, and without any other expression than...his French was, if possible, still more laughable ; so that wisdom, most certainly, never disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near... | |
 | 1812 - 560 páginas
...discover the smallest trace of the faculties of his mind, in the unmeaning features of his visage. His face was broad and fat, his mouth wide, and without...the corpulence of his whole person was far better suited to communicate the idea of a turtle-eating aiders ian, than that of a refined philosopher. His... | |
 | 1811 - 600 páginas
...discover the smallest trace of the faculties of his jnind, in the unmeaning katures of his visage. His face was broad .and fat, his mouth wide, and without any other expression than vth;tt of imbecility. His eyes, vacant and spiritless ; and the corpulence of his whole person was... | |
 | 1811 - 546 páginas
...discover the smallest trace of the faculties of his mind, in the unmeaning features of his visage. His face was broad and fat, his mouth wide, and without any other expression thaiv that of imbecility. His eyes, vacant and spiritless ; and the corpulence of his whole person... | |
 | 1811 - 584 páginas
...discover the smallest trace of the faculties of his mind, in the unmeaning features of his visage. His face was broad and fat, his mouth wide; and without any 104 Memoirs of James, Earl of Charlemont. [July other expression than that of imbecility. His eyes,... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1812 - 446 páginas
...discover the smallest trace of the faculties of his mind, in the unmeaning features of his visage. His face was broad and fat, his mouth wide, and without...his French was, if possible, still more laughable; so that wisdom, most certainly, never disguised herself before in so uncouth a garb. Though now near... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1812 - 450 páginas
...discover the smallest trace of the faculties of his mind, in the unmeaning features of his visage. His face was broad and fat, his mouth wide, and without...communicate the idea of a turtle-eating Alderman, than of a refmed philosopher. His speech, in English, was rendered ridiculous by the broadest Scotch accent,... | |
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