 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 Seiten
...ufual attitude of my body bent forward-;, and my fore finger ftretched out*. As it might however hive been difficult to keep up this acquaintance, I chiefly employ my time in feeing places, which fully repaid me in pleafure the trouble of my journey. What entertained mr the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 434 Seiten
...and continued my difcourfe in my ufual attitude of my body bent forwards, and my forefinger ftretched out ". As it might however have been difficult to...up this acquaintance , I chiefly employ my time in feeing places, which fully repaid me in pleafure the trouble of my journey. What entertained me the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 544 Seiten
...my snuff-box, rapped it, took snuff twice, (a crime never known before in the presence chamber,) and continued my discourse in my usual attitude of my...difficult to keep up this acquaintance, I chiefly employed my time in seeing places, which fully repaid me in pleasure the trouble of my journey. What... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1827 - 408 Seiten
...my snuff-box, rapped it, took snuff twice, (a crime never known before in the presence-chamber,) and continued my discourse in my usual attitude of my...difficult to keep up this acquaintance, I chiefly employed my time in seeing places, which fully repaid me in pleasure the trouble of my journey. What... | |
 | 1827 - 386 Seiten
...my snuff-box, rapped it, took snuff twice, (a crime never known before in the presence-chamber,) and continued my discourse in my usual attitude of my...difficult to keep up this acquaintance, I chiefly employed my time in seeing places, which fully repaid me in pleasure the trouble of my journey. What... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 Seiten
...my snuff-box, rapped it, took snuff twice (a crime never known before in the presence-chamber), and continued my discourse in my usual attitude of my body bent forwards, and my forefinger stretched out. As it might however have been difficult to keep up this acquaintance, I chiefly... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 412 Seiten
...my snuff-box, rapped it, took snuff twice (a crime never known before in the presence-chamber), and continued my discourse in my usual attitude of my body bent forwards, and my forefinger stretched out. As it might however have been difficult to keep up this acquaintance, I chiefly... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 Seiten
...my snuff-box, rapped it, took snuff twice (a crime never known before in the presence-chamber), and continued my discourse in my usual attitude of my body bent forwards, and my forefinger stretched out. As it might however have been difficult to keep up this acquaintance, I chiefly... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 402 Seiten
...my snuff-box, rapped it, took snuff twice (a crime never known before in the presence-chamber), and continued my discourse in my usual attitude of my body bent forwards, and my forefinger stretched out. As it might however have been difficult to keep up this acquaintance, I chiefly... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - 496 Seiten
...my snuff-box, rapped it, took snuff twice (a crime never known before in the presence chamber), and continued my discourse in my usual attitude of my...might however have been difficult to keep up this ac* This attitude continued to be characteristic of Mr. Gibbon, and an engraved representation of it... | |
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The most sociable women I have met with are the king's daughters. I chatted for about a quarter of an hour with them, talked about Lausanne, and grew so very free and easy that I drew my snuff-box... 
