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
| James Boswell - 1994 - 450 pages
...Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved against being entertained by him, and went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very diverting that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly... | |
| 1876 - 862 pages
...at a dinner. " Having no good opinion of the fellow," he said, " I was resolved not to be pleased. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting...obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back in my chair, and laugh it out. No, sir, he was irresistible." This most unscrupulous of mimics and... | |
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