 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 - Page 77edited by - 1792Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1792 - 684 pages
...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 - 608 pages
...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 - 640 pages
...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 - 594 pages
...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 - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...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 - English prose literature - 1807 - 318 pages
...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 - 532 pages
...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 - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...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 - Authors, English - 1815 - 660 pages
...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 - 550 pages
...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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