 I never k'new any man who relished good eating more than he did. When at table, he was totally absorbed in the business of the. moment ; his looks seemed rivetted to his plate ; nor. would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay...  The Infirmities of Genius - Sivu 178tekijä(t) Richard Robert Madden - 1833Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 858 sivua
...«T one word, or even pay the least attention to That was said by others, until he had satisfied hi) appetite, which was so fierce, and indulged with such...the act of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled Johnira, though he could be rigidly abstcmioia, was not a temperate man either in eating or drinking.... | |
 | 1842 - 780 sivua
...was totally absorbed; nor would he, unless in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention .to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite." We like noticing these little traits of character. Suffice it it to say, that due justice was done... | |
 | Addison Peale Russell - 1883 - 378 sivua
...riveted to his plate ; nor would he, unless in very high company, say. one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had...of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible. In eating and drinking he could refrain, but he could... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1883 - 490 sivua
...word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others; (he) indulged with such intenseuess, that, while in the act of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible." 5 If by chance the hare was high, or the pie had been... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 742 sivua
...to his plate ; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had...of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible. To those whose sensations were delicate, this could not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 sivua
...rivetted to his plate; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had...act of eating the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a -strong perspiration was visible. To those whose sensations were delicate this could not... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 598 sivua
...to his plate ; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had...of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible3. To those whose sensations were delicate, this could not... | |
 | James Cotter Morison - 1887 - 436 sivua
...to his plate ; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had...of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and, generally, a strong perspiration was visible." * How much of Johnson's physical suffering and moral... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 576 sivua
...to his plate ; nor would he, unless when in ver)' high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite2, which was so fierce, and indulged with such intenseness, that while in the act of eating,... | |
 | Thomas Firminger Thiselton Dyer - 1889 - 358 sivua
...rivetted to his plate, nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite. If the dishes, or the cooking, were not always to his taste, he did not hesitate to descant freely... | |
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