Majesty with profound respect, but still in his firm manly manner, with a sonorous voice, and never in that subdued tone which is commonly used at the levee and in the drawing-room. Johnsoniana.. - Page 16by James Boswell - 1820 - 178 pagesFull view - About this book
| English literature - 1792 - 684 pages
...Johnfon fhewed himfelt highly pleafeil with his Majtfty'a converfation and gracious behaviour. He faid to Mr Barnard, " Sir, they may talk of the King as they will • but he is the fined gentleman 1 have ever feen." And he afterwards obferved to Mr Lington, " Sir, his manners are... | |
| English literature - 1791 - 814 pages
...Johnfon (hewed himfelf highly pleafed with his majelly's converfation and gracious behaviour. He faid to Mr. Barnard, «• Sir, they may talk of the king as they will, but be is the fintft gentleman I bave ever fren" And he afterward ohferved to Mr. Langton, " Sir, his manners... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...Johnfon fhewed himfelf highly pleafed with his Majefty's converfation and gracious behaviour. He faid to Mr. Barnard, " Sir, they may talk of the King as they will; but he is the fineft gentleman I have ever feen." And he afterwards obferved to Mr. Langton, " Sir, his manners are... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...Johnfon fhewed himfelf highly pleafed with his Majefty's converfation and gracious behaviour. He faid to Mr. Barnard, " Sir, they may talk of the King as they wil} ; but he is the fineft gentleman I have ever feen." And he afterwards obferved to Mr. Hangton,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...is commonly used at '' the levee, and in the drawing-room. After the " King withdrew, Johnson shewed himself highly " pleased with his Majesty's conversation...to Mr Langton, " ' Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentle" man as we may suppose Lewis the Fourteenth, " or Charles the Second." Johnson seems... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...which is commonly used at the levee and in the drawing room. After the King withdrew, Johnson shewed -himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation,...to Mr. Langton, " Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Lewis the Fourteenth or Charles the Second." At Sir Joshua Reynolds's,... | |
| Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...with his Majesty's conversation and gracious be" haviour. He said to Mr. Bernard (the librarian,) ' Sir, they may talk of the King as they will; but he...Mr. Langton, • Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Lewis the Fourteenth or Charles tbe Second.'" * On the institution... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...which is commonly used at the levee and in the drawing-room. After the King withdrew, Johnson shewed himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr. Bernard (the librarian,) ' Sir, they may talk of the King as they will; but he is the finest gentleman... | |
| Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...which is commonly used at the levee and in the drawing-room. After the King withdrew, Johnson shewed himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr. Bernard (the librarian,) ' Sir, they may talk of the King as they will; but he is the finest gentleman... | |
| English literature - 1814 - 642 pages
...ever seen." And he also observed at another time to Mr. Ijiyton, " Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Louis the Fourteenth or Charles t,lus Second." INFIDELITY. At the time when the works of Hump, and other writers of the same stamp,... | |
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