Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 136
... observed his antics : " Sometimes he would make the back part of his heels to touch , sometimes his toes , as if he was aim- ing at making the form of a triangle , at least the two sides of one . Men , women , and children gathered ...
... observed his antics : " Sometimes he would make the back part of his heels to touch , sometimes his toes , as if he was aim- ing at making the form of a triangle , at least the two sides of one . Men , women , and children gathered ...
Page 159
... Observations , & c . , on Shakespeare , if you except some critical notes on Macbeth , given as a specimen of a projected edition , and written as appears , by a man of parts and genius , the rest are absolutely below a serious notice ...
... Observations , & c . , on Shakespeare , if you except some critical notes on Macbeth , given as a specimen of a projected edition , and written as appears , by a man of parts and genius , the rest are absolutely below a serious notice ...
Page 219
... observed what there was to observe- as regards thistles and nettles , that there were many ; as re- gards trees , that there were few ; as regards Erse manuscripts , that there were none . He therefore says of the poems of Os- sian ...
... observed what there was to observe- as regards thistles and nettles , that there were many ; as re- gards trees , that there were few ; as regards Erse manuscripts , that there were none . He therefore says of the poems of Os- sian ...
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