 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pages
...shirt neck and knees of hi$ breeches , were loose ;. he Ms Mack worsted stockings ill drawn up, and Ire had a pair of unbuckled shoes by way of slippers....slovenly particularities were forgotten the moment he began to talk."* At this early period of his connection with Johnson, as soon as he became accustomed... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...cloathe looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small fur his head ; his shirt-neck and knees of his breeches were loose; his black worsted stockings ill drswu up; and he had u pair of unbuckled shoes by way of slippers. But all these slovenly particularities... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...he had on a little o'd shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-ntck and knees of his breeches were loose; his black worsted...talk. Some gentlemen, whom I do not recollect, were siting with him ; and when they went away, I also rose ; but he said to me, " Nuy, don't go." — "... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-neck...talk. Some gentlemen, whom I do not recollect, were sittin«; with him ; and when they went away, I also rose ; but he said to me," Nay, don't go."—"... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...which was too small for his head ; hia shirt-neck and knees of his breeches were loose ; his block many excellent and valua)le qualifications ; and, had I a son o shoís by way of slippers liut all these slovenly particularities were forgotten the moment that he... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pages
...uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-neck...worsted stockings ill drawn up ; and he had a pair of uubuckk-d shoes by way of slippers. But all these slovenly particularities were forgotten the moment... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head; his shirt-neck...and when they went away, I also rose; but he said tome, " Nay, don't go." " Sir," said I, " I am afraid that I intrude upon you. It is benevolent to... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - 1846 - 484 pages
...unbuckled shoes by way of slippers. But all these slovenly particularities were forgotten the moment he began to talk. Some gentlemen, whom I do not recollect,...sitting with him; and when they went away, I also rose; and he said to me, 'Nay, don't go.' — 'Sir,' said I, 'I am afraid that I intrude upon you. It is... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1848 - 328 pages
...sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-neck...breeches were loose ; his black worsted stockings ill-drawn up ; and he had a pair of unbuckled shoes by way of slippers. But all these slovenly particularities... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 pages
...uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-neck and knees of his breeches were looee; his black worsted stockings ill drawn up ; and he had a pair of unbuckled shoes by way of slippers.... | |
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He received me very courteously; but, it must be confessed, that his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small... 
