 ... and from vanity and an eager desire of being conspicuous wherever he was, he frequently talked carelessly without knowledge of the subject, or even without thought. His person was short, his countenance coarse and vulgar, his deportment that of a...  Memoirs of Richard Cumberland - Page 178by Richard Cumberland - 1856 - 397 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...gentleman. Those who were in any way distinguished, excited envv in him to so ridiculous an excels, that the instances of it are hardly credible. When accompanying two beautiful Doting ladies-f- with their mother on a tour in France, he was seriously angry that more attention... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...propensities like his. True it is, how• етег, that he was prone to indulge this unamiable passion nd too faint to go, Casts a long look where England's...glories shine, And bids Lie bosom sympathize with mine. amusingly angry that пиге attention was paid to them than to him. And once, at the exhibition of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 604 pages
...was short, his countenance coarse and vulgar, his deportment that of a scholar awkwardly affecting the easy gentleman. Those who were in any way distinguished...instances of it are hardly credible. When accompanying two 1 He had also published, in 1759, " The BEE, being essays on the most interesting subjects." — MALONE.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...was short, his countenance coarse and vulgar, his deportment that of a scholar awkwardly affecting the easy gentleman. Those who were in any way distinguished...instances of it are hardly credible. When accompanying two 1 He had also published, in 1759, " The BEE, being essays on the most indu tin;: subjects." — MALONE.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pages
...was short, his countenance coarse and vulgar, his deportment that of a scholar awkwardly affecting the easy gentleman. Those who were in any way distinguished...instances of it are hardly credible. When accompanying two 1 He had also published, in 1759, " The BEE, being essays on the'most inUresting subjects." — MALON'E.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...was short, his countenance coarse and vulgar, his deportment that of a scholar awkwardly affecting the easy gentleman. Those who were in any way distinguished...hardly credible. When accompanying two beautiful young ladies9 with their mother on a tour in France, he was seriously angry that more attention was paid... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1836 - 344 pages
...admonition—let the vicar give " Rules how the nobles of his flock should live; (1) [Goldsmith. " Those who were in any way distinguished excited envy in him to so ridrculous an excess, that the instances of it are hardly credible." — CKOKER'J Boswell, vol. ip... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 558 pages
...entertained him believing that on all common matters they were his superiors. " Those," continues Boswell, " who were in any way distinguished excited envy in...ladies with their mother on a tour in France, he was seriouslv angry that more attention was paid to them than to him; and at the exhibition of the Fantoccini... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 pages
...benevolent propensities like his. Tnie it is, however, that he was prone to indulge this unamiable passion o bewilder the inquirer, rather than excite his attention...various wonders of the animal, vegetable, or mineral amusingly angry that more attention was paid to them than to him. And once, at the exhibition of the... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pages
...was short, his countenance coarse and vulgar, his deportment that of a scholar awkwardly affecting the easy gentleman. Those who were in any way distinguished,...so ridiculous an excess, that the instances of it arc hardly credible. When accompanying two beautiful young ladies with their mother on a tour in France,... | |
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