So morbid was his temperament that he never knew the natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs; when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horse, but was carried as... Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Strana 77úprava: - 1792Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| 1792 - Počet stránok 684
...it was like the ftruggling gait of one in fetters ; wnVn he rode, he had no command or dirt-.-- tion of his horfe, but was carried as if in a balloon f. That, with his conftif Thofe who have fecn the ungainly motions of an air balloon, in the original limplicity of its... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - Počet stránok 608
...the natural joy of a free and vigorous ufe of his. limb»: whan he walked, it was like the ftruggling gait of one in fetters; when he rode, he had no command...of his horfe, but was carried as if in a balloon. That with his conftitution and habits of life he fhould have lived feventy-five years, is a proof that... | |
| 1792 - Počet stránok 640
...the natural joy of a free and vigorous ufe of his limbs : when he walk'd, it was like the itruggling gait of one in, fetters ; when he rode, he had no command or direilion of his horfe, but was carried as if in a balloon I. That, wiih his conftitution and habits... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - Počet stránok 594
...the natural joy of (U free and vigorous use of his limbs ; when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horse, bub was carried as if. in a balloon. That with his constitution and habits of life he should... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - Počet stránok 328
...natural joy of a free and vigor" ous use of his limbs. When he walked, it waa " like the struggling gait of one in fetters ; when " he rode, he had no command or direction of his " horse, but was carried as if in a balloon." Johnson was considered by some of his friends as affected... | |
| John Evans - 1807 - Počet stránok 318
...the natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs; when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horse, but was carried as if in a balloon ! He wa* prone to superstition but not to credulity. Though... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - Počet stránok 532
...the natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs: when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters ; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horse, but was carried as if in a balloon. That with his constitution and habits of life he should... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - Počet stránok 562
...the natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs : when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters ; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horse, but was carried as if in a balloon. That with his constitution and habits of life he should... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1815 - Počet stránok 660
...the natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs : when he walked it was .like the struggling gait of one in fetters ; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horse, but was carried as if in a balloon. At different times he seemed a different man, in some respects... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - Počet stránok 550
...the natural joy of a free and vigorous use of hin limits : when he walked it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters ; when he rode, he had no command or direction of hi« horse, but was carried as if in a balloon. That with bis constitution and habits of life he should... | |
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