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... The Monthly review. New and improved ser - Page 791792Full view - About this book
| James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...the greateft part of the fltetch of him in ray " Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides," is here adopted. extended, were uncommonly quick and accurate. So morbid...the natural joy of a free and vigorous ufe of his. limbĀ»: whan he walked, it was like the ftruggling gait of one in fetters; when he rode, he had no... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1792 - 612 pages
...yet fo much does mind govern and even fupply the deficiency of organs, that his vifual perception), as far as they extended, were uncommonly quick and...temperament, that he never knew the natural joy of a free and vigorenĀ» ufe of his limbs: when he walk'd, it was like the draggling gait of one in fetters ; when... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...ipne eye; yet so much- does mind govern, and even supply the deficiency of organs, that his. visual perceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly...temperament, that he never knew 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;... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...one eye ; yet so much does the mind govern, and even supply the deficiency of organs, that his visual perceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly...accurate. So morbid was his temperament, that he never enjoyed the free and vigorous use of his limbs; and when he walked, it was like the straggling gait... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...gans, that his visual perceptions, as far as they " extended, were uncommonly quick and accu" rate. So morbid was his temperament, that he " never knew the 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 ;... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...of one eye ; yet so much does mind govern and even supply the deficiency of organs, that his visual perceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly...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,... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...yet so much does mind govern and even supply the deficiency of organs, that his visual preceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly quick and...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,... | |
| John Evans - English prose literature - 1807 - 318 pages
...organs, that his visual perceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly quick and accurate ; and 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,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Historical fiction - 1809 - 210 pages
...one eye ; yet so much does the mind govern, and even supply the deficiency of organs, that his visual perceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly quick and accurate. So morbid was bis temperament, that he never enjoyed the free and vigorous use of his limbs; and when he walked,... | |
| Robert Anderson - Authors, English - 1815 - 660 pages
...one eye ; yet, so much does mind govern, and even supply the deficiency of organs, that his visual perceptions, as far as they extended, were uncommonly...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,... | |
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