| James Boswell - 1831 - 612 pages
...you can commonly distinguish the Piozzi, brand of a soldier, Phammed'epee:" [and it was, she said, the essence of a gentleman's character to bear the...much resembled the gentleman in Congreve's comedies, Dr. Johnson said, " We must fix then upon the famous Thomas Hervey, whose manners were polished even... | |
| James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...commonly distinguish the brand of a soldier, Vhomme d'epee:" [and it was, she said, the essence of ap lt.' gentleman's character to bear the visible mark of...much resembled the gentleman in Congreve's comedies, Dr. Johnson said, " We must fix then upon the famous Thomas Hervey, whose manners were polished even... | |
| James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pages
...this haughty contempt of gentility, no praise was more welcome to Dr. Johnson, than that which he said had the notions or manners of a gentleman : which...bear the visible mark of no profession whatever." 71. Molly Aston. " Molly Aston," says Dr. Johnson, " was a beauty and a scholar, and a wit and Whig... | |
| James Boswell - 1835 - 348 pages
...colonised by Carthage, whose language was near akin to the Hebrew. — JGL] (2) It was, Mr. Johnson said, the essence of a gentleman's character to bear the...objecting, that he too much resembled the gentleman in Congreves comedies, Mr. Johnson said, "We must fix then upon the famous Thomas Hervey, whose manners... | |
| James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...distinguish the brand of a soldier, Vhomme d'epee:" [and it was, she said, the essence of a pi(^iV Dr. Johnson said, " We must fix then upon the famous Thomas Hervey, whose manners were polished even... | |
| James Boswell - 1835 - 346 pages
...Hebrew.—JGL] vit. Tib. c. 36. Joseph. 1. 18. c. 3 ELRINGT0N. — [Sardinia (2) It was, Mr. Johnson said, the essence of a gentleman's character to bear the...of true elegance; but some one objecting, that he ton much resembled the gentleman in Congreve s comedies, Mr. Johnson said, " We must fix then upon... | |
| John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 pages
...this haughty contempt of gentility, no praise was more welcome to Dr. Johnson, than that which he said had the notions or manners of a gentleman : which...bear the visible mark of no profession whatever." 71. Molly Aston, " Molly Aston," says Dr. Johnson, " was a beauty and a scholar, and a wit and Whig... | |
| John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 546 pages
...this haughty contempt of gentility, no praise was more welcome to Dr. Johnson, than that which he said had the notions or manners of a gentleman: which character...bear the visible mark of no profession whatever." 71. Molly Aston. " Molly Aston," says Dr. Johnson, " was a beauty and a scholar, and a wit and Whig;... | |
| John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 544 pages
...this haughty contempt of gentility, no praise was more welcome to Dr. Johnson, than that which he said had the notions or manners of a gentleman: which character...bear the visible mark of no profession whatever." 71. Molly Aston. " Molly Aston," says Dr. Johnson, " was a beauty and a scholar, and a wit and Whig;... | |
| James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pages
...distinguish the brand of a soldier, I'homme d'epfe:" [and it was, she said, the essence of a p1™,' gentleman's character to bear the visible mark of...much resembled the gentleman in Congreve's comedies, Dr. Johnson said, " We must fix then upon the famous Thomas Hervey, whose manners were polished even... | |
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