 Neither the judges of our laws, nor the representatives of our people,, would be much affected by laboured gesticulations, or believe any man the more because he rolled his eyes, or puffed his cheeks, or spread abroad his arms, or stamped the ground,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 209by Samuel Johnson - 1825Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...our people, would be much affected by laboured gesticulations, or believe any man the more becanse he rolled his eyes, or puffed his cheeks, or spread...sometimes to the ceiling, and sometimes to the floor." A casual coincidence with other writers, or an adoption of a sentiment or image which has been found... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 pages
...of our laws nor the representatives of our people would be much affected by laboured gesticulation, or believe any man the more because he rolled his...stamped the ground, or thumped his breast, or turned his ejres sometimes to the ceiling and sometimes to the floor. Upon men intent only upon truth, the arm... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 394 pages
...our laws, nor the representatives of our people, would be much affected by laboured gesticulations, or believe any man the more because he rolled his...sometimes to the ceiling, and sometimes to the floor." A casual coincidence with other writers, or an adoption of a sentiment or image which has been found... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 398 pages
...our laws, nor the representatives of our people, would be much affected by laboured gesticulations, or believe any man the more because he rolled his...sometimes to the ceiling, and sometimes to the floor." A casual coincidence with other writers, or an adoption of a sentiment or image which has been found... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...our laws, nor the representatives of our people, would be much affected by laboured gesticulations, or believe any man the more because he rolled his...sometimes to the ceiling, and sometimes to the floor." A casual coincidence with other writers, or an adoption of a sentiment or image which has been found... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pages
...our laws, nor the representatives of our people, would be much affected by laboured gesticulations, or believe any man the more because he rolled his...sometimes to the ceiling, and sometimes to the floor." A casual coincidence with other writers, or an adoption of a sentiment or image which has been found... | |
 | Richard Harrison Black - 1822 - 376 pages
...drive together. Cogent, with an, is nsed only figuratively, and has a meaning similar to forcihle. " Upon men, intent only upon truth, the arm of an orator has little power ; a credihle testimony, or a cogent argument will overcome all the art of modulation, and all the violence... | |
 | 1823
...of our laws nor the representatives of our people would be much affected by laboured gesticulation, or believe any man the more because he rolled his...has little power ; a credible testimony, or a cogent argument, will overcome all the art of modulation, and all the violence of contortion. It is well known... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 690 pages
...our laws, nor the representatives of our people, would be much affected by laboured gesticulation, or believe any man the more because he rolled his...has little power ; a credible testimony, or a cogent argument, will overcome all the art of modulation, and all the violence of contortion. It is well known... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 582 pages
...of our laws nor the representatives of our people would be much affected by laboured gesticulation, or believe any man the more because he rolled his...has little power ; a credible testimony, or a cogent argument, will overcome all the art of modulation, and all the violence of contortion. It is well known... | |
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