 Beauclerk and the beaming smile of Garrick, Gibbon tapping his snuff-box and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foreground is that strange figure which is as familiar to us as the figures of those among whom we have been brought up, the gigantic...  The Christian Examiner - Page 351861Full view - About this book
 | 1831 - 652 pages
...Garrick ; Gibbon tapping his snuffbox, and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foreground is that strange figure which is as familiar to us as...; the brown coat, the black worsted stockings, the grey wig with the scorched foretop ; the dirty hands, the naiJs bitten and pared to the quick. We see... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - 1838 - 702 pages
...tapping his snuffbox, and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foieground is that sirange figure, which is as familiar to us as the figures...coat, the black worsted stockings, the gray wig with the scorched foretop; the diny hands, with the nails bitten and pared to the quick. \Ve see the eyes... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 516 pages
...Garrick; Gibbon tapping his snuffbox, and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foreground is that strange figure which is as familiar to us as...worsted stockings, the gray wig with a scorched foretop; the dirty hands, the nails bitten and pared to the quick. We see the eyes and mouth moving with convulsive... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - 1843 - 776 pages
...Garrick ; Gibbon tapping his snuff-box, and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foregrovmd is that strange figure, which is as familiar to us as...gigantic body ; the huge massy face-, seamed with scars of disease ; the browu coat, the black worsted stockings, the gray wig with the scorched foretop... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 410 pages
...figure which is as familiar to'us as the figures of those among whom we have been brought up—the gigantic body, the huge massy face, seamed with the...worsted stockings, the gray wig with a scorched foretop; the dirty hands, the nails bitten and pared to the quick. We see the eyes and mouth moving with convulsive... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...his snuff-box, and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foreground is that strange fignre adversity is not without comforts and hopes. We see...is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad the dirty hands, the nails bitten and pared to the quick. We see the eyes and mouth moving with convulsive... | |
 | Charles Maybury Archer - 1848 - 292 pages
...Garrick ; Gibbon topping his snuffbox, and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foreground is that strange figure which is as familiar to us as...; the brown coat, the black worsted stockings, the grey wig, with the scorched foretop ; the dirty hands, the nails bitten and pared to the quick. We... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 196 pages
...Garrick; Gibbon rapping his snuffbox, and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foreground . is that strange figure, which is as familiar to us as...the gigantic body, the huge massy face, seamed with scars of disease ; the brown coat, the black worsted stockings ; the gray wig, with the scorched foretop... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...Garrick ; Gibbon tapping his snuff-box, and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foreground is on principle, and which can be sustained only by constant...such is the mannerism of Jahnson. The characteristic ; the dirty hands, the nails bitten and pared to the quick. We »ee the eyes and mouth moving with... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pages
...Garrick; Gibbon tapping his snuff-box, and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foreground is that strange figure which is as familiar to us as...black worsted stockings, the gray wig with a scorched furetop ; the dirty hands, the nails binen and pared to the quick. We see the eyes and mouth moving... | |
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