 | Robert Chambers - 1832 - 846 pages
...appearance of haze or dreaminess.' Carme, speaking of him when about sixty, confirms the observation : ' Brow and head were round, and of massive weight, but...irresolute. The deep eyes, of a light hazel, were as full of Borrow as of inspiration ; confused pain looked mildly from them, as in a kind of milu astonishment.... | |
 | 742 pages
...extant in this world— and'to some small minority, by no means to all, as the most excellent. * * * Brow and head were round, and of massive weight ;...of sorrow as of inspiration ; confused pain looked miUly from them, as in a kind of mild astonishment. The whole figure and air, good and amiable : otherwise,... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 426 pages
...heavy-laden, half-vanquished, still swimming painfully in seas of manifold physical and other bewilderment. Brow and head were round and of massive weight, but the face was flabby and irresolute. The dcep eyes, of a light hazel, were as full of sorrow as of inspiration; confused pain looked mildly... | |
 | 1852 - 528 pages
...heavy-laden, half vanquished, still swimming painfully in seas of manifold, physical, and other bewilderments. Brow and head were round and of massive weight, but...figure and air, good and amiable otherwise, might he called flabby and irresolute. He hung loosely on his limbs : with knees bent and stooping attitude... | |
 | 1852 - 1070 pages
...half- vanquished, still swimming painfully in seas of mani•fold, physical, and other bewilderment. Brow and head •were round, and of massive weight,...irresolute. The deep eyes, of a light hazel, were as foil of sorrow as of inspiration; confused pain looked mildly from them, as in a kind of mild astonishment.... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1871 - 268 pages
...heavy-laden, half-vanquished, still swimming painfully in seas of manifold physical and other bewilderment. Brow and head were round, and of massive weight, but...irresolute ; expressive of weakness under possibility of r strength. He hung loosely on his limbs, with knees bent, and stooping attitude ; in walking, he rather... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1871 - 268 pages
...heavy-laden, half-vanquished, still swimming painfully in seas of manifold physical and other bewilderment. Brow and head were round, and of massive weight, but...irresolute ; expressive of weakness under possibility 01 strength. He hung loosely on his limbs, with knees bent, and stooping attitude ; in walking, he... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1871 - 270 pages
...heavy-laden, half-vanquished, still swimming painfully in seas of manifold physical and other bewilderment. Brow and head were round, and of massive weight, but...confused pain looked mildly from them, as in a kind oi mild astonishment. The whole figure and air, good and amiable otherwise, might be called flabby... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1871 - 264 pages
...hazel, were as full of sorrow as of inspiration ; confused pain looked mildly from them, as in a kind ot mild astonishment. The whole figure and air, good...irresolute ; expressive of weakness under possibility 01 strength. He hung loosely on his limbs, with knees bent, and stooping attitude ; in walking, he... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1851 - 594 pages
...heavy-laden, half-vanquished, still swimming painfully in seas of manifold physical and other bewilderment. Brow and head were round, and of massive weight, but...confused pain looked mildly from them, as in a kind ot mild astonishment. The whole figure and air, good and amiable otherwise, might be called flabby... | |
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The good man, he was now getting old, towards sixty perhaps ; and gave you the idea of a life that had been full of sufferings ; a life heavy-laden, half-vanquished, still swimming painfully in seas of manifold physical and other bewilderment. Brow and... 
