 He would laugh at a stroke of genuine humour, or sudden sally of odd absurdity, as heartily and freely as I ever yet saw any man ; and though the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately...  Annual Register - Page 283edited by - 1788Full view - About this book
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - Authors, English - 1786 - 330 pages
...heartily and freely as I ever yet faw any man ; and though the jeft was often fuch as few felt befides himfelf, yet his laugh. was irrefiftible, and was...apparel or pomp of equipage — " Life (he would fay) as barren enough furely with all her trappings ; let us therefore be cautious how we ftrip her." In... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - Authors, English - 1786 - 328 pages
...heartily and freely as I ever yet faw any man ; and though the jeft was often fuch as few felt befides himfelf, yet ;his laugh was irrefiftible, and was...that it was proper to laugh when he did, but purely put of want of power to forbear it. He was no enemy to fplendour of apparel or pomp of equipage —... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - Authors, English - 1786 - 314 pages
...heartily and freely as I ever yet faw any man ; and though the jeft was often fuch as few felt befides himfelf, yet his laugh was irrefiftible, and was obferved...merely from the notion that it was proper to laugh when be did, but purely put of want of power to forbear it. He was no enemy to fplendour of apparel or pomp... | |
 | 1786 - 588 pages
...man; and though the jeft Wat often fach as few fell befidet htmfelf, yet his laugh was iirtlill :hle, and was obferved immediately to produce that of the...that it was proper to laugh when he did, but purely OKI of want of power to forbear it. He was no enemy t« fplendour of apparel, or pomp of equipage.... | |
 | History - 1788 - 524 pages
...freely as I ever yet faw any man, and though the jen was often fuch as few felt befides himfelf, yet big laugh was irrefiftible, and was obferved immediately...merely from the notion that it was proper to laugh when ht- did, but purely out of want of power to forbear it. He was no enemy to fplendour of apparel or... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistable, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company, not merely...of want of power to forbear it. He was no enemy to splendour of apparel, or pomp of equipage—" Life," he would say, " is barren enough surely with all... | |
 | Robert Anderson - Authors, English - 1815 - 660 pages
...the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company, not merely from the notion that it was proper to laugh Avhen he did, but purely out of want of power to forbear it. He was no enemy to splendour of apparel,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...the jest was often such as few felt beside himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company ; not merely...did, but purely out of want of power to forbear it. His manner of repeating deserves to be described, though at the same time it defeats all power of description;... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 pages
...the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company, not merely...of want of power to forbear it. He was no enemy to splendour of apparel or pomp of equipage — " Life (he would say) is barren enough surely with all... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 366 pages
...the jest was often such as few felt besides himself, yet his laugh was irresistible, and was observed immediately to produce that of the company, not merely...of want of power to forbear it. He was no enemy to splendour of apparel or pomp of equipage — " Life," he would say, " is barren enough surely with... | |
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