 Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased ; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 71by James Boswell - 1820Full view - About this book
 | 1834 - 614 pages
...drolleries. " The first time,*' said the doctor, •' 1 ever was in company with Foote, 1 was resolved nut to be pleased — and it is very difficult to please a man against his wiJl. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting, for a long time, nut tu mind him; but... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1832 - 846 pages
...regarding him, as related to Boswell : ' The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to DC pleased ; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner... | |
 | 1834 - 730 pages
...please a man against his wilt I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting, for a long time, not to mind him; but the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my Unite and fork, throw myself back on my chair, and fairly laugh it out with the rest: there was no... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 590 pages
...Lord Chesterfield's." JOHNSON. " The first time I was in company .with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved...myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. fto, Sir, he was irresistible2. He upon one occasion experienced, in an extraordinary degree, the efficacy... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pages
...like Lord Chesterfield's." JOHNSON. " The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved...knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and ( 1 ) " How, when competitors like these contend, fairly laugh it out. No, Sir, he was irresistible.... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pages
...fellow." " The first time," said the doctor on another occasion, " I ever was in company with Foote, I was resolved not to be pleased — and it is very...went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting for a long time not to mind him ; but the dog was so very comical that I was obliged to lay down my... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pages
...fellow." " The first time," said the doctor on another occasion, " I ever was m company with Foote, I was resolved not to be pleased — and it is very...went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting for a long time not to mind him ; but the dog was so very comical that I was obliged to lay down ray... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1837 - 684 pages
...furnished by Dr. Johnson, who says, " The first time I was in company with Foote, was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved...is very difficult to please a man against his will. 1 went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him; but the dog was so very comical,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1843 - 588 pages
...like Lord Chesterfield's." JOHNSON. " The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved...please a man against his will. I went on eating my dTnner pretty sullenly, aflecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged... | |
 | James Boswell - 1844 - 370 pages
...like Lord Chesterfield's." JOHNSON. " The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved...knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and (1) " How, when competitors like these contend, fairly laugh it out. No, Sir, he was irresistible.... | |
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