 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...benevolence. He was afflicted with a bodily disease, which made him often restless and fretful ; and with a constitutional melancholy, the clouds of which darkened...gave a gloomy cast to his whole course Of thinking: we, therefore, ought not to wonder at his sallies of impatience and passion at any time ; especially... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...benevolence. He was afflicted with a bodily disease, which made him often rest.'ess and fretful ; and with a constitutional melancholy, the clouds of which darkened...gave a gloomy cast to his whole course of thinking : we, therefore, ought not to wonder at his sallies of impatience and passion at any time ; especially... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...poetical pieces, which it is to be regretted are so few, because so excellent, his style is easier than in his prose. There is deception in this; it...motions in ordinary walking, in the common step, are aukward. He had a constitutional melancholy, the clouds of which darkened the brightness of his fancy,... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1813 - 484 pages
...poetical pieces, which it is to be regretted are so few, because so excellent, his style is easier than in his prose. There is deception in this : it...motions, in ordinary walking, — in the common step, ere awkward. He had a constitutional melan., •choly, the clouds of whieh darkened the brightness... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1813 - 492 pages
...poetical pieces, which it is to be regretted are so few, because so excellent, h}s style is easier than in his prose. There is deception in this : it...is not easier, but better suited to the dignity of yerse ; as one may dance with grace, whose motions, in ordinary walking, — in the common step, are... | |
 | Robert Anderson - Authors, English - 1815 - 660 pages
...active benevolence. He was afflicted with a bodily disease which made him restless and fretful, and with a constitutional melancholy, the clouds of which darkened...gave a gloomy cast to his whole course of thinking. We therefore ought not to wonder at bis sallies of impatience and passion at any time, especially when... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...his poetical pieces, which it is to be regretted are so few because so excellent, his stile is easier than in his prose.' There is deception in this : it is not easier, vernacular tongue') though not intended as a regular monumental inscription, deserve to be here inserted... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1820 - 438 pages
...poetical pieces, which it is to be regretted are so few, because so excellent, his style is easier than in his prose. There is deception in this ; it...motions in ordinary walking, in the common step, are aukward. Ke had a constitutional melancholy, .the cloud of which darkened the brightness of his fancy,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...benevolence. He was afflicted with a bodily disease, which made him restless and fretful ; and with a constitutional melancholy, the clouds of which darkened...gave a gloomy cast to his whole course of thinking; we, therefore, ought not tu wonder «t hi» «allies of impatience and passion at any time ; especially... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1826 - 444 pages
...benevolence. He was afflicted with a bodily disease, which made him often restless and fretful ; and with a constitutional melancholy, the clouds of which darkened...gave a gloomy cast to his whole course of thinking: we therefore ought not to wonder at his sallies of impatience and passion at any time ; especially... | |
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He was afflicted with a bodily disease which made him often restless and fretful; and with a constitutional melancholy, the clouds of which darkened the brightness of his fancy, and gave a gloomy cast to his whole course of thinking. 
