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" He received me very courteously; but, it must be confessed, that his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small... "
Willis's Current Notes: A Series of Articles on Antiquities, Biography ... - Page 66
by George Willis - 1856
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...behind the door." He received me very courteously ; but it must be confessed, that his •partment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of cloathe looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small fur...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1

James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...author is concealed behind the door." He received me very courteonsly ; but it mnst be confessed, thut his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were...sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of cloaths looked very rnsty ; he had on a little o'd shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-ntck...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...to talk of a book, when the authour is concealed behind the door." He received me very courteously ; but it must be confessed, that his apartment, and...of cloaths looked very rusty ; he had on a little oM shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-neck and knees of hie breeches...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...to talk of a book, when the authour is concealed behind the door." He received me very courteously ; but, it must be confessed, that his apartment, and...looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered-wig, which was too small for his head; his shirl-neck arid knees of his breeches were loose...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1824 - 454 pages
...to talk of a book, when the authour is concealed behind the door." He received me very courteously ; but, it must be confessed, that his apartment, and...dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...to talk of a book, when the author is concealed behind the door." He received me very courteously ; but it must be confessed that his apartment, and furniture,...dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. With copious notes by Malone

James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...to talk of a book, when the author is concealed behind the door." He received me very courteously ; but, it must be confessed, that his apartment, and...dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...talk uf a 1клЛ . when the author is concealed behind the door." He received me very courteously ; but, it must be confessed, that his apartment, and...dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes l.ioketl very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small...
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of a tour to ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...to talk of a book, when the authour is concealed behind the door." He received me very courteously ; but, it must be confessed, that his apartment, and...dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Including a Journal of a Tour to ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 600 pages
...to talk of a book, when the authour is concealed behind the door." He received me very courteously ; but, it must be confessed, that his apartment, and...dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small for...
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