 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
 | Charles Dickens - 1976 - 436 sivua
...in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, tiU he had satisfied his appetite, which was so fierce,...of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible' (Boswell's Life of Johnson, edited by George Birkbeck... | |
 | William C. Dowling - 2008 - 226 sivua
...moment; his looks seemed rivetted to his plate; nor would he ... say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had...intenseness, that while in the act of eating, the veins on his forehead swelled" (I.468). Johnson's behavior here goes beyond eccentricity, but only in degree,... | |
 | Stephen Mennell - 1996 - 412 sivua
...vetted 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 evident. To those whose sensations were delicate, this could not... | |
 | Jan P. Piek - 1998 - 458 sivua
...were riveted to his plate. ... He would not say one word or pay the least attention to others until he had satisfied his appetite, which was so fierce...act of eating the veins of his forehead swelled and generally a strong perspiration was visible. . . . This could not but be disgusting and doubtless was... | |
 | Norma Clarke - 2001 - 282 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...appetite, which was so fierce, and indulged with such intentness that while in the act of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong... | |
 | John L. Bradshaw - 2001 - 324 sivua
...rireted to his plate: nor would he. anless when in rery high company, say one word, or eren pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had...intenseness, that while in the act of eating. the reins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible, To those whose sensations... | |
 | Charles E. Rosenberg - 2003 - 276 sivua
...does not mind his belly will hardly mind any thing else." Dr. Johnson at table was not a pretty sight: "[W]hile in the 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... | |
 | Carl Edmund Rollyson - 2005 - 321 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...of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible. To those whose sensations were delicate, this could not... | |
 | Denise Gigante - 2008 - 264 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...of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible" (331). However, Johnson's friends attest that he considered... | |
 | 1926 - 230 sivua
...riveted to his plate; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, of 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. Mrs Piozzi records that "his favourite dainties were —... | |
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