 ... head, and sometimes also his body, shook with a kind of motion like the effect of a palsy : he appeared to be frequently disturbed by cramps, or convulsive contractions ', of the nature of that distemper called St.  Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal - Page 13by Scottish Mountaineering Club - 1913Full view - About this book
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pages
...the nature of that distemper called St. Vitus' dance. " Upon his Scottish tour (adds his biographer) he wore a full -suit of plain brown clothes, with...twisted hair buttons of the same colour, a large bushy grayish .wig, a plain shirt, black worsted stockings, and silver buckles. When journeying, he also... | |
 | 1820 - 438 pages
...disturbed by cramps, or convulsive contractions, of the nature of that distemper called St. Vitus's dance. He wore a full suit of plain brown clothes, with twisted...black worsted stockings, and silver buckles. Upon his tour (to the Hebrides, or Western Islands of Scotland,) when journeying, he wore boots, and a very... | |
 | Ant The - 1827 - 306 pages
...utterance, which no doubt gave some additional weight to the sterling metal of his conversation." * " He wore a full suit of plain brown clothes, with twisted hair buttons of the same colour, a large bushy grey wig, a plain shirt, black worsted stockings," beneath travelling boots, and over his arm carried... | |
 | 1829 - 354 pages
...utterance, which no doubt gave some additional weight to the sterling metal of his conversation." * " He wore a full suit of plain brown clothes, with twisted hair buttons of the same colour, a large bushy grey wig, a plain shirt, black worsted stockings," beneath travelling boots, and over his arm carried... | |
 | George Finlay - 1836 - 202 pages
...on the Journey to the Hebrides. " Dr. Johnson wore a full suit of plain brown clothes, with twisted buttons of the same colour, a large bushy greyish wig, a plain shirt, black worsted stockings, und silver buckles. Upon this, tour, when journeying, he wore lim,ts, anil a very wide browa cloth... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 pages
...distemper called St. Yitus's dance. He wore a full suit of plain brown clothes, with twisted hair-buttons of the same colour, a large bushy greyish wig, a plain shirt, black worsted stockings, and silver Duckies. Upon his tour, when journeying, he •wore boots, and a very wide brown cloth great > Such... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 960 pages
...distemper called St. Vitus's dance. He wore a full suit of plain brown clothes, with twisted hair-buttons of the same colour, a large bushy greyish wig, a plain...black worsted stockings, and silver buckles. Upon his tour, when journeying, he wore boots, and a very wide brown cloth great coat, with pockets which... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 950 pages
...distemper called St. Titns's dance. He wore a full suit of plain brown clothes, with twisted hair-buttons of the same colour, a large bushy greyish wig, a plain...black worsted stockings, and silver buckles. Upon his tour, when journeying, he »ore boots, and a very wide brown cloth great 1 Such they appeared to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 544 pages
...distemper called St. Vitus's dance. He wore a full suit of plain brown clothes, with twisted hair-buttons of the same colour, a large bushy greyish wig, a plain...black worsted stockings, and silver buckles. Upon his tour, when journeying, he wore boots, and a very wide brown cloth great coat, with pockets which... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 814 pages
...distemper called St. Vitus's dance. He wore a full suit of plain brown clothes, with twisted hair-buttons of the same colour, a large bushy greyish wig, a plain...black worsted stockings, and silver buckles. Upon his tour, when journeying, he wore boots, and a very wide brown cloth great coat, with pockets which... | |
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