 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...talk of the king as they will ; but he'is the" finest gentleman I have ever seen V And he afterwards here it ended. Dr. Johnson said " It is much now that his lordship can distinguish so." In Dr. Louis XIV. or Charles At Sir Joshua Reynolds's, where a circle of Johnson's friends was collected round... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1836 - 628 pages
...in Johnson's Life, speaking of this Circumstance, adds, " He said to Mr. " Barnard, the Librarian, ' Sir, they may " talk of the King as they will, but...the " finest Gentleman I have ever seen.' And " he afterwards observed to Mr. Langton, 1' ' Sir, his Manners are those of as fine a " Gentleman, as we... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1837 - 516 pages
...in Johnson's Life, speaking of this circumstance, adds, " He said to Mr. Barnard, the librarian, ' Sir, they may talk of the king as they will, but he...is the. finest gentleman I have ever seen.' And he afterwards observed to Mr. Langton, ' Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman, as we may... | |
 | 1838 - 1050 pages
...Johnson was highly pleased with his majesty's courteousness, and afterwards observed to a fnend, " Sir. his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Louis XIV. or Charles II." In 177O he published a political pamphlet entitled " The False Alarm," intended... | |
 | 1842 - 300 pages
...pleased with his majesty's conversation and gracious behaviour. To Mr. Barnard, the librarian, he said, " Sir, they may talk of the king as they will, but he...is the finest gentleman I have ever seen." And he afterwards observed, " His manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Louis the Fourteenth,... | |
 | People - 1845 - 346 pages
...drawing-room. After the king withdrew, Johnson shewed himself highly pleased with his majesty's conversation and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr. Barnard, " Sir, they may talk of the king as they will; but ho is the finest gentleman I have ever seen." And he afterwards observed to Mr. Langton " Sir, his... | |
 | Henry Francis Cary - 1846 - 564 pages
...drawing-room. After the King withdrew, Johnson shewed himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr. Barnard, "...is the finest gentleman I have ever seen." And he afterwards observed to Mr. Langton, " Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pages
...the moat popular and entertaining of all ILK works, " The Lives of the Poets." —&>.] conversation and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr. Barnard, "...will ; but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen'V And he afterwords observed to Mr. Langton, " Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman... | |
 | Henry Francis Cary - 1846 - 434 pages
...talk of the King as they will ; but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen." And he afterwards observed to Mr. Langton, " Sir, his manners are those...suppose Lewis the Fourteenth, or Charles the Second." Nothing in this conversation betrays symptoms of that state which he complains of in his devotional... | |
 | Henry Francis Cary - 1846 - 462 pages
...drawing-room. After the Kin<r withdrew, Johnson shewed himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr. Barnard, " Sir, they may talk of the Kingas they will ; but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen." And he afterwards observed to... | |
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Sir, they may talk of the King as they will; but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen. 
