 | England - 1841 - 862 pages
...— still he tapped his snuffbox — still he smirked and smiled, and rounded his periods with the same air of good breeding as if he were conversing with men." Then comes a characteristic touch of George's own pencil : — " His mouth, mellifluous as Plato's,... | |
 | George Colman - Actors - 1830 - 350 pages
...snuff-box, — still he smirk'd, and smiled ; and rounded his periods with the same air of good-breeding, as if he were conversing with men. — His mouth,...a round hole, nearly in the centre of his visage. Perhaps the reader may think himself relieved in finding that I have no other celebrated persons to... | |
 | English literature - 1830 - 426 pages
...snuff-box, — still he smirk'd. and smiled ; and rounded his periods with the same air of good-breeding, as if he were conversing with men. His mouth, mellifluous...a round hole, nearly in the centre of his visage. ' ".Perhaps the reader may think himself relieved in finding that I have no other celebrated persons... | |
 | 1830 - 462 pages
...snuff-box, — still he smirk'd, and smiled ; and rounded his periods with the same air of good-breeding, as if he were conversing with men. — His mouth,...Plato's, was a round hole, nearly in the centre of his face." MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE. SCOTTISH PSALMODY. A trrrra FHOM THE OCHILU. To Ike Editor of the... | |
 | George Colman - Actors - 1830 - 352 pages
...and rounded his periods with the same air of good-breeding, as if he were conversing with men.—His mouth, mellifluous as Plato's, was a round hole, nearly in the centre of his visage. Perhaps the reader may think himself relieved in finding that I have no other celebrated persons to... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 586 pages
...snuff-box, — still he smirked, and smiled ; and rounded his periods with the same air rf good-breeding, as if he were conversing with men — His mouth, mellifluous...a round hole, nearly in the centre of his visage." — Vol. ip 121. — ED.] 2 [Mr. Samuel Sharpe, a surgeon, who travelled for bis health, and whose... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 690 pages
...snuff-box. — still he smirked, and smiled ; and rounded his periods with the same air of good-breeding, as if he were conversing with men — His mouth, mellifluous...a round hole, nearly in the centre of his visage." — Vol. ip 121. — ED.} of them may have also fortune and rank, and so may have a double claim."... | |
 | Great Britain - 1837 - 534 pages
...— still his mannerism prevailed, still he tapped his snuff-box, and rounded his periods with the same air of good breeding as if he were conversing with men." Sheridan's and Erskine's conversational powers, Mr. Colman does not seem to have estimated quite so... | |
 | Great Britain - 1837 - 980 pages
...— still his mannerism prevailed, still he tapped his snuff-box, and rounded his periods with the same air of good breeding as if he were conversing with men." Sheridan's and Erskine's conversational powers, Mr. Colman does not seem to have estimated quite so... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - 486 pages
...prevailed, still he tapped his snuff-box, still he smirked and smiled, and rounded his periods with the same air of good breeding as if he were conversing...a round hole, nearly in the centre of his visage. — Vol. ip 121. Mr. Croker's Note. — M. CHAP. VIII. Mr. Gibbon settles in London. — Bee/ins his... | |
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... evening to talk with me ; the great historian was light and playful, suiting his matter to the capacity of the boy ; but it was done more... 
