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" I have, upon innumerable occasions, observed him suddenly stop, and then seem to count his steps with a deep earnestness ; and when he had neglected or gone wrong in this sort of magical movement, I have seen him go back again, put himself in a proper... "
Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind - Page 211
by Dugald Stewart - 1814
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...or his left foot, (I am not certain which,) should constantly make the first actual movement when he came close to the door or passage. Thus I conjecture...sort of magical movement, I have seen him go back again, put himself in a proper posture to begin the ceremony, and, having gone through it, break from...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...or his left foot, (I am not certain which,) should constantly make the first actual movement when he came close to the door or passage. Thus I conjecture...sort of magical movement, I have seen him go back again, put himself in a proper posture to begin the ceremony, and, having gone through it, break from...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...or his left foot, (I am not certain which,) should constantly make the first actual movement when he came close to the door or passage. Thus I conjecture:...sort of magical movement, I have seen him go back again, put himself in a proper posture to begin the ceremony, and, having gone through it, break from...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...make the first actual movement when he came close to the door or passage. Thus I conjecture : for 1 have, upon innumerable occasions, observed him suddenly...sort of magical movement, I have seen him go back again, put himself in a proper posture to begin the ceremony, and, having gone through it, break from...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...or his left foot, (I am not certain which,) should constantly make the first actual movement when he came close to the door or passage. Thus I conjecture...sort of magical movement, I have seen him go back again, put himself in a proper posture to begin the ceremony, and, h;iving gone through it, break from...
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Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...or his left foot, (I am not certain which,) should constantly make the first actual movement when he came close to the door or passage. Thus I conjecture...sort of magical movement, I have seen him go back again, put himself in a proper posture to begin the ceremony, and, havjiig gone through it, break from...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical Illustrative of the ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...certain which,) should constantly make the first actual movement when he came close to the door ot passage. Thus I conjecture : for I have, upon innumerable...sort of magical movement, I have seen him go back again, put himself in a proper posture to begin the ceremony, and, having gone through it, break from...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...or his left foot, (I am not certain which,) should constantly make the first actual movement when he came close to the door or passage. Thus I conjecture : for I have, upon innumerable occasion:, observed him suddenly stop, and then seem to count his steps with a deep earnestness ; and...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1

James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...which,) should constantly make the first actual movement when he came close to the door or passage. Thns I conjecture : for I have, upon innumerable occasions,...or gone wrong in this sort of magical movement, I has e seen him go hack again, put himself in a proper posture to begin the ceremony, and having gone...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...or his left foot (I am not certain which) should constantly make the first actual movement when he came close to the door or passage. Thus I conjecture:...sort of magical movement, I have seen him go back again, put himself in a proper posture to begin the ceremony, and, having gone through it, break from...
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