 Mathews never appears to wish to be old ; time seems to have come to him, not he to time, and as he never, where he can avoid it, makes that show of feebleness which the vanity of age always would avoid, so he never forgets that general appearance of...  Memoirs of Charles Mathews, Comedian - Strana 458podľa Mrs. Mathews (Anne Jackson) - 1839Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Leigh Hunt - 1807 - Počet stránok 436
...unnatural an imbecility that they are apt on occasion to forget their tottering knees and bent shoulders, and like VERTUMNUS in the poet are young and old in the turn of a minute. MATH EWS never appears to wish to be old; tim* seems to have conic to him, not he to time, and as he... | |
 | Henry Barton Baker - 1878 - Počet stránok 412
...malicious grin of mockery." The same admirable critic descants also upon his fine personations of age:—" Mathews never appears to wish to be old ; time seems...makes that show of feebleness which the vanity of age always would avoid, so he never forgets that general appearance of years which the natural feebleness... | |
 | Henry Barton Baker - 1879 - Počet stránok 544
...malicious grin of mockery." The same admirable critic descants also upon his fine personations of age: " Mathews never appears to wish to be old ; time seems...it, makes that show of feebleness which the vanity ot age always would avoid, so he never forgets that general appearance of years which the natural feebleness... | |
 | Henry Barton Baker - 1879 - Počet stránok 338
...malicious grin of mockery." The same admirable critic descants also upon his fine personations of age: " Mathews never appears to wish to be old; time seems...not he to time, and as he never, where he can avoid 1t, makes that show of feebleness which the vanity ot age always would avoid, so he never forgets that... | |
 | Brander Matthews, Laurence Hutton - 1885 - Počet stránok 344
...forget their tottering knees, and bent shoulders, and like Vertumnus in the poet, are old and young in the turn of a minute. Mathews never appears to...to have come to him not he to time, and as he never when he can avoid it, makes that show of feebleness which the vanity of age always would avoid, so... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1894 - Počet stránok 316
...unnatural an imbecility that they are apt on occasion to forget their tottering knees and bent shoulders, and like Vertumnus, in the poet, are young and old...makes that show of feebleness which the vanity of age always would avoid, so he never forgets that 1 John Johnstone the Irish comedian. general appearance... | |
 | Brander Matthews, Laurence Hutton - 1900 - Počet stránok 384
...forget their tottering knees, and bent shoulders, and like Vertumnus' in the poet, are old and young in the turn of a minute. Mathews never appears to...to have come to him not he to time, and as he never when he can avoid it, makes that show of feebleness which the vanity of age always would avoid, so... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1910 - Počet stránok 394
...unnatural an imbecility that they are apt on occasion to forget their tottering knees and bent shoulders, and like Vertumnus in the poet are young and old in...makes that show of feebleness which the vanity of age always would avoid, so he never forgets that general appearance of years, which the natural feebleness... | |
 | Mrs. Mathews (Anne Jackson) - 1839 - Počet stránok 358
...that they are apt on occasion to forget their tottering knees and bent shoulder, and, like Vcrtumnus in the poet, are young and old in the turn of a minute. Mathews never appeared to wish to be old, — Time seems to have come to him, not he to Time; and as he never, where... | |
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