 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1837 - 684 pages
...testimony that has been borne to his colloquial powers, is that furnished by Dr. Johnson, who says, " The first time I was in company with Foote, was at...is very difficult to please a man against his will. 1 went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him; but the dog was so very comical,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pages
...fellow." " The first time," said the doctor on another occasion, " I ever was m company with Foote, I was resolved not to be pleased — and it is very...went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting for a long time not to mind him ; but the dog was so very comical that I was obliged to lay down ray... | |
 | James Boswell - 1843 - 588 pages
...restraints from which Foote is free." WILKES. " Garrick's wit is more like Lord Chesterfield's." JOHNSON. " The first time I was in company with Foote was at...please a man against his will. I went on eating my dTnner pretty sullenly, aflecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged... | |
 | 1844 - 642 pages
...Dilly's, called him a Merryandrew, a buffoon, the Sage at once declared that he had wit ; and added — ' The first time I was in company with Foote, was at...difficult to please a man against his will. I went on taking my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that... | |
 | LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, & LONGMANS - 1844 - 652 pages
...Dilly's, called him a Merryandrew, a buf^foon, the Sage at once declared that he had wit ; and added — ' The first time I was in company with Foote, was at...difficult to please a man against his will. I went on taking my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that... | |
 | 1844 - 702 pages
...that he had wit ; and added — ' The first time I was in company with Foote, was at Fitz' herbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was ' resolved...difficult to please ' a man against his will. I went on taking my dinner pretty ' sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very ' comical, that... | |
 | 1855 - 602 pages
...Having no good opinion of the fellow," he said, describing the incident long afterwards to Boswell, '' I was resolved not to be pleased ; and it is very difficult to please a man against his I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical,... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1848 - 530 pages
...relates, met him for the first time at Fitzherbert 's. "Having no good opinion of the fellow," says he, " I was resolved not to be pleased, and it is very difficult...sullenly affecting not to mind him, but the dog was so tety comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back in my chair, and... | |
 | 1850 - 216 pages
...colloquial powers is that furnished by Dr. Johnson, who says, " The first time I was in company with Fopte was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the...pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him ; but the chap was so very comical that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, and fairly laugh it out.... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 512 pages
...fellow." " The first time," said the doctor on another occasion, " I ever was in company with Foote, I was resolved not to be pleased — and it is very...went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting for a long time not to mind him ; but the dog was so very comical that I was obliged to lay down my... | |
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The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not... 
