Miss Porter told me, that when he was first introduced to her mother, his appearance was very forbidding: he was then lean and lank, so that his immense structure of bones was hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of the scrofula were deeply visible. The North American Miscellany - Sayfa 11851Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
| James Boswell - 1791 - 564 sayfa
...admirer of Mrs. Porter, after her firft hufband's death. Mifs Porter told me, that when he was firft introduced to her mother, his appearance was very forbidding : He was then lean and lank, fo that his immenfe ftructure of bones was hideoufly ftriking to the eye, and the fcars of the fcrophula... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 sayfa
...Johnson, when he became the fervent admirer of Mrs. Porter, after her first husband's death'. Miss Porter told me, that when he was first introduced...hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of the scrophula son, who was with me, and in about half an hour dictated the verses which I sent to my friend.... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 sayfa
...by Johnson, when he became the fervent admirer of Mrs. Porter, after her first husband's death. Miss Porter told me, that when he was first introduced...hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of the scrophula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair, which was straight and stiff, and separated behind... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 sayfa
...Johnson, when he became the fervent admirer of Mrs. Porter, after her first husband's death3. Miss Porter told me, that when he was first introduced...hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of the scrophula son, who was with me, and in about half an hour dictated the verses which I sent to my friend.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 sayfa
...admiration of each others minds. Johnson's appearance Is described as very forbidding. ' He was then leaa and lank, so that his immense structure of bones was...hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of the scrophula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair, which was straight and stiff, and separated behind... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 sayfa
...seat, Johnson seized both the chair and the intruder, and furiously cast them togctherintothe pit. But he was then lean and lank, so that his immense structure...hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of the scrophula were deeply visible. He wore his own hair, which was straight and stiff, and separated behind... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 sayfa
...Johnson, when he became the fervent admirer of Mrs. Porter, after her first husband's death. * Miss Porter told me, that when he was first introduced...hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of the scrophula were deeply visible. lie also wore his hair, which was straight The author having been drawn... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 sayfa
...mutual admiration of each other's mind. Johnson's appearance is described as being very forbidding f. " He was then lean and lank; so that his immense structure of bones was hideously striking to * She had a son and daughter ; the former a captain in the navy, from whom his sister inherited a handsome... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 sayfa
...of manner; but by a mutual admiration of each other's minds — Johnson's appearance is described as very forbidding — ' He was then lean and lank, so...hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of the scrophula were deeply visible: he also wore his hair, which was straight and stiff, and separated behind;... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 sayfa
...assert) can hardly be admitted, in the usual acceptation of the term : for • Johnsou was at that time " lean and lank, so that his immense structure of bones...hideously striking to the eye, and the scars of the scrophula were deeply visible. He also wore his hair, which was straight and stiff and separated behind,... | |
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