 | James Boswell - 1880 - 488 pages
...himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation, and gracious behaviour. He said to MiBarnard, " Sir, they may talk of the King as they will ; but...is the finest gentleman I have ever seen." And he afterwards ol>served to Mr. Langton, " Sir, his manners are those of as fine u gentleman as we may... | |
 | 1880 - 556 pages
...civilities with my sovereign." Johnson was not the less delighted. " Sir," he said to the librarian, "they may talk of the King as they will, but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen." And he afterwards compared his manners to those of Louis XIV., and his favourite, Charles II. (ioldsmith,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 952 pages
...with the conversation of the King and with his gracious behavior. " Sir," said he to the librarian, " they may talk of the King as they will, but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen." — ': Sir," said he subsequently to Bennet Langton, " his manners are those of as fine a gentleman... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 966 pages
...the conversation of the King and with his gracious behavior. •• Sir," said he to the librarian, " they may talk of the King as they will, but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen." — "Sir," said ho subsequently to Bennet Langton, "his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 742 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 Macaulay - 1884 - 172 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." Johnson spoke to the king with profound respect, but in his usual manly, independent manner. When Goldsmith... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1884 - 486 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 suppose... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 pages
...as highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation and gracious behaviour; observing to Mr. Bernard " Sir, they may talk of the king as they will, but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen;" and afterwards to Langton " Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Louis the... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1884 - 486 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 of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Louis XIV. or Charles II."' Independent of the effect necessarily produced on Johnson's mind by so... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1886 - 608 pages
...with the conversation of the King and with his gracious behavior. "Sir," said he to the librarian, "they may talk of the King as they will, but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen." " Sir," said he subsequently to Bennet Langton, "his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as wo... | |
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Sir, they may talk of the King as they will; but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen. 
