 He then burst into such a fit of laughter, that he appeared to be almost in a convulsion ; and, in order to support himself, laid hold of one of the posts at the side of the foot pavement, and sent forth peals so loud, that in the silence of the night...  Dr. Johnson, His Friends and His Critics - Page 266by George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1878 - 345 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Kelly Firminger - 1906 - 388 pages
...he was compelled to support himself by clutching hold of a post near to the Temple gate, " whence he sent forth peals so loud that in the silence of the...his voice seemed to resound from Temple Bar to Fleet Street."'* If Chambers' oriental learning and his share in the Nuncomar case were forgotten, his name... | |
 | John Thompson Gray - 1906 - 600 pages
...laid hold on one of the posts of the sidewalk, and sent forth peals so loud, that in the stillness of the night his voice seemed to resound from Temple Bar to Fleet Ditch." Nor is he unmindful of that burst from Herr Teufelsdroch, the great clothes philosopher, excited by... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1907 - 566 pages
...arrived, he burst into such a convulsive laugh, says Boswell, that in order to support himself he ' laid hold of one of the posts at the side of the foot-pavement,...seemed to resound from Temple Bar to Fleet Ditch. This most ludicrous exhibition % continues his follower, ' of the awful, melancholy, and venerable... | |
 | 1907 - 636 pages
...ha!" The idea amused Johnson so that, according to Boswell, he went into a convulsion of laughter, " and sent forth peals so loud that in the silence of...seemed to resound from Temple Bar to Fleet ditch. " Sometimes a testator to prevent litigation, will direct that any dispute as to the construction of... | |
 | Thomas H. Dickinson, Frederick William Roe - 1908 - 506 pages
...merriment, but continued it all the way till he got without the Temple-gate; then burst into such 15 a fit of laughter that he appeared to be almost in...silence of the night, his voice seemed to resound from Temple-bar to Fleet- 20 ditch!" Lastly comes his solid-thinking, solid-feeding Thrale, the well-beloved... | |
 | Eliza Fay - 1908 - 280 pages
...could not stop his merriment, but continued it alt the way till he got without the Temple Gate. He then burst into such a fit of laughter that he appeared...himself, laid hold of one of the posts at the side of the foot pavement, and sent forth peals so loud, that in the silence of the night his voice seemed to resound... | |
 | Henry Elmsley Busteed - 1908 - 522 pages
...was obliged to lay hold of one of the posts near the foot pavement at the Temple Gate, " whence he sent forth peals so loud that in the silence of the...seemed to resound from Temple Bar to Fleet Ditch." " I * His two disloyal brothers wished to undermine this support, according to Francis's Journal, viz.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1852
...could not stop his merriment, but continued it all the way till he got without the Temple-gate. He then burst into such a fit of laughter, that he appeared...himself, laid hold of one of the posts at the side of the foot pavement, and sent forth peals so loud, that in the silence of the night his voice seemed to resound... | |
 | James Boswell - 1910 - 602 pages
...could not stop his merriment, but continued it all the way till we got without the Temple-gate- He then burst into such a fit of laughter, that he appeared...silence of the night his voice seemed to resound from Temple-bar to Fleet-ditch. This most ludicrous exhibition of the aweful, melancholy, and venerable... | |
 | George Mallory - 1912 - 364 pages
...eminent a man. his merriment, but continued it all the way till he got without the Temple Gate. He then burst into such a fit of laughter that he appeared...himself, laid hold of one of the posts at the side of the foot pavement, and sent forth peals so loud, that in the silence of the night his voice seemed to resound... | |
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