 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides," is here adopted. extended, were uncommonly quick and accurate. So morbid was his temperament, that he never knew the natural joy of a free and vigorous ufe of his limbs: when he walked, it was like the ftruggling gait of one in fetters; when he rode,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...the natural joy of a free and vigorous ufe of his. limb»: whan he walked, it was like the ftruggling gait of one in fetters; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horfe, but was carried as if in a balloon. That with his conftitution and habits of life he fhould... | |
 | 1792 - 640 pages
...of organs, that his vifual perceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly quick and accurate. So morbid was his temperament, that he never knew the natural joy of a free and vigorous ufe of his limbs : when he walk'd, it was like the itruggling gait of one in, fetters ; when he rode,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1792 - 612 pages
...of organs, that his vifual perception), as far as they extended, were uncommonly quick and accurate. So morbid was his temperament, that he never knew the natural joy of a free and vigoren» ufe of his limbs: when he walk'd, it was like the draggling gait of one in fetters ; when... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...organs, that his. visual perceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly quick and accurate. So morbid was his. temperament, that he never knew the natural joy of (U free and vigorous use of his limbs ; when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...gans, that his visual perceptions, as far as they " extended, were uncommonly quick and accu" rate. So morbid was his temperament, that he " never knew the natural joy of a free and vigor" ous use of his limbs. When he walked, it waa " like the struggling gait of one in fetters ;... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...of organs, that his visual preceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly quick and accurate. So morbid was his temperament, that he never knew...of his horse, but was carried as if in a balloon. That with his constitution and habits of life he should have lived seventy-five years, is a proof that... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...of organs, that his visual perceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly quick and accurate. So morbid was his temperament, that he never knew...of his horse, but was carried as if in a balloon. That with his constitution and habits of life he should have lived seventy-five years, have no doubt... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pages
...of organs, that his visual perceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly quick and accurate. So morbid was his temperament, that he never knew...of his horse, but was carried as if in a balloon. At different times he seemed a different man, in some respects ; not, however, in any great or essential... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...of organs, that hit visual perceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly quick and accurate. So morbid was his temperament, that he never knew the natural joy of a free and vigorous use of hin limits : when he walked it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters ; when he rode, he had... | |
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So morbid was his temperament, that he never knew the natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs : when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters ; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horse, but was carried... 
