 | James Boswell - 1887 - 512 pages
...drawing-room3. After the King withdrew, Johnson shewed himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation, and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr. Barnard, 'Sir,...will ; but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen4.' And he afterreviews in London, with critical kindly examined the records of the newspapers... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1887 - 216 pages
...his interview with George III, who did not 'utter anything above the power of a common man,' said : ' Sir, they may talk of the king as they will, but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen.'— Boswell's Life of Johnson, ii. 40. 1. 20. accommodations. Johnson defines accommodation in the plural... | |
 | James Boswell - 1888 - 608 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, "...may talk of the King as they will ; but he is the finer: gentleman I have ever seen." And he afterwards observed to Mr. Langton, " Sir, his manners are... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 504 pages
...drawing-room. After the King withdrew, Johnson showed 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 - 1890 - 568 pages
...drawingroom. After the king withdrew, Johnson showed himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation, him." Talking of those who denied the truth of Christianity,...negative side. If a man were now to deny that the afterwards observed to Mr. Langton, " Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1894 - 704 pages
...drawing-room. After the King withdrew, Johnson showed 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 aftenvard observed to Mr. Langton, " Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1895 - 670 pages
...drawing-room. After the King withdrew, Johnson showed himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation, and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr. Barnard, "...suppose Lewis the Fourteenth or Charles the Second." (From the Same-) CLEAR YOUR MIND OF CANT I HAVE no minute of any interview with Johnson till Thursday,... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1895 - 660 pages
...drawing-room. After the King withdrew, Johnson showed himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation, and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr. Barnard, "...suppose Lewis the Fourteenth or Charles the Second." (From the Same ) CLEAR YOUR MIND OF CANT I HAVE no minute of any interview with Johnson till Thursday,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 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 - 1900 - 928 pages
...drawingroom. After the king withdrew, Johnson showed himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation, excellent mother; and I hope you will not think me...it please God that she should rather mourn for me afterwards observed to Mr Langten, " Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose... | |
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Sir, they may talk of the King as they will; but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen. 
