| James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...go out or in at a door or paflage, by a certain number of fteps from a certain point, or at leaft fo as that either his right or his left foot, (I am not certain which,) fhould conftantly make the firft actual movement when he came clofe to the door or paflage. Thus I... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...none of his friends even ventured to ask an explanation. It appeared to mesome superstitions habit, which he had contracted early, and from which he had never called upou his reason to disentangle him. This was his anxions care to go out or in at • door or passage,... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...none of his friends even ventured to ask an explanation. It appeared to me some superstitious habit, which he had contracted early, and from which he had...anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, by a . 1 [It used to be imagined at Mr. Thrale's, when Johnson retired to a window or corner of the room,... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...none of his friends even ventured to ask an explanation. It appeared to me some superstitious habit, which he had contracted early, and from which he had...anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, by a 1 [It used to be imagined at Mr. Thrale's, when Johnson retired to a window or corner of the room,... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 348 pages
...of his friends " ever ventured to ask an explanation. It appeared to me some " superstitious habit, which he had contracted early, and from " which he...had never called upon his reason to disentangle him. fy " This was, his anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage, / " by a certain number of steps... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1822 - 572 pages
...ELEMENTS OP THE PHILOSOPHY [chap. 1U 14 called upon his reason to disentangle him. This was, hisanxioti? care *' to go out or in at a door or passage, by a certain number of <leps from '' a certain point, or at least so as that either his right or his left foot 4 (I am not... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...none of his friends even ventured to ask an explanation. It appeared to me some superstitious habit, which he had contracted early, and from which he had never called I'pon hU reason to disentangle him. This was his anxious care to go out or in at a door or passage,... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pages
...none of his friends ever ventured to ask an explanation. It appeared to me some superstitious habit which he had contracted early, and from which he had...certain number of steps from a certain point, or at • [See post, 12th Oct. 1773.— ED.] « It used to be imagined at Mr. Thrale's, when Johnson retired... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...none of his friends ever ventured to ask an explanation. It appeared to me some superstitious habit which he had contracted early, and from which he had...certain number of steps from a certain point, or at ' [See post, 12th Oct. 1773 En.] ' It used to be imagined at Mr. Thrale's, when Johnson retired to... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 604 pages
...none of his friends ever ventured to ask an explanation. It appeared to me some superstitious habit which he had contracted early, and from which he had...-certain number of steps from a certain point, or at ' 1 [See post, 12th Oct. 1773 ED.] ; * It used to be imagined at Mr. Thrale's, when Johnson retired... | |
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