 | 1830 - 484 pages
...head, screwed up his features, and placed himself on a sort of pedestal, to be observed and admired, as if he never relaxed in the assumption, nor wished...real one never troubled himself about the matter. Why should he? He might safely leave that question to others. Indeed, by what 1 am told, he carries... | |
 | James Northcote, William Hazlitt - 1830 - 344 pages
...head, screwed up his features, and placed himself on a sort of pedestal to be observed and admired, as if he never relaxed in the assumption nor wished...real one never troubled himself about the matter. Why should he ? He might safely leave that question to others.' Indeed, by what I am told, he carries... | |
 | 1830 - 480 pages
...head, screwed up his features, and placed himself on a sort of pedestal, to he ohserved and admired, as if he never relaxed in the assumption, nor wished it to he forgotten hyothers, that he was the American Sir Walter Scott. The real one never trouhled himself... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 292 pages
...American, was in Paris at the time ; his looks and manner seemed to announce a much greater man ; be strutted through the streets with a consequential...numerous portraits of the novelist. " You have often sat for your portrait," said Northcote. " Yes," said Sir Walter, " my dog Maida and I have sat frequently,... | |
 | 1832 - 952 pages
...head, screwed up his features, and placed himself on a son of pedestal, to be observed and admired, as if he never relaxed in the assumption, nor wished...real one never troubled himself about the matter. Why should he ? He might safely leave that question to others. Indeed, by what I am told, he carries... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1834 - 136 pages
...head, screwed up his features, and placed himself on a sort of pedestal to be observed and admired, as if he never relaxed in the assumption nor wished...to be forgotten by others, that he was the American Walter Scott." 106 NOTES. Since my arrival from Switzerland, I have taken no particular pain* to investigate... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1837 - 330 pages
...head, screwed up his features, and placed himself on a sort of pedestal to be observed and admired, as if he never relaxed in the assumption, nor wished...to be forgotten by others, that he was the American Walter Scott." ference for foreigners. But although it is not in my power to quote its words, I retain... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1859 - 284 pages
...he replied, 'You're not so far out of the way in thinking so.' You don't know Scott, .do you ? He'd be a pattern to you ; you would learn to rub off some...Scott the real one never troubled himself about the mat ter." At the last sitting which the poet gave the painter | the conversation turned on the numerous... | |
 | 1868 - 284 pages
...he replied, 'You're not so far out of the way in thinking so.' You don't know Scott, do you ? He'd be a pattern to you ; you would learn to rub off some...numerous portraits of the novelist. " You have often sat for youi portrait," said Northcote. " Yes," said Sir Walter, " my dog Maida and I have sat frequently,... | |
 | William Hazlitt, William Carew Hazlitt - 1871 - 582 pages
...head, screwed up his features, and placed himself on a sort of pedestal to be observed and admired, as if he never relaxed in the assumption, nor wished...real one never troubled himself about the matter. Why should he ? He might safely leave that question to others. Indeed, by what I am told, he carries... | |
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... Cooper, the American, was in Paris at the same time : his looks and manner seemed to announce a much greater man. He strutted through the streets with a very consequential air ; and in company held up his head, screwed up his features, and placed... 
