He received me very courteously; but, it must be confessed, that his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small... Highways and Byways in London - Page 364by Emily Constance Baird Cook - 1903 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of cloaths looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled...unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-neck and knees of his breeches were loose ; his black worsted stockings ill drawn up ; and he... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of cloaths looked very rusty; he had on a little old shrivelled...unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-neck and knees of his breeches were loose ; his black worsted stockings ill drawn up ; and he... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of cloaths looked very rusty; he had on a little old shrivelled...unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-neck and knees of his breeches were loose; his black worsted stockings ill drawn up ; and he... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of cloaths looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled...unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-neck and knees of his breeches were loose ; his black worsted stockings ill drawn up ; and he... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...•partment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of cloathe looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled unpowdered wig, which was too small fur his head ; his shirt-neck and knees of his breeches were loose; his black worsted stockings ill... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of cloaths looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled...unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-neck and knees of his breeches were loose; his black worsted stockings ill drawn up ; and he... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pages
...his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of cloaths looked very rusty ; he had on a little old shrivelled...unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head; his shirt-neck and knees of his breeches were loose ; his black worsted stockings ill drawn up ; and he... | |
| James Boswell - 1824 - 454 pages
...courteously ; but, it must be confessed, that his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked...unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head; his shirt-neck and knees of his breeches were loose ; his black worsted stockings ill drawn up ; and he... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...very courteously ; but it must be confessed that his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked...unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirtneck and knees of his breeches were loose; his black worsted stockings ill drawn up ; and he had... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...courteously ; but, it must be confessed, that his apartment, and furniture, and morning dress, were sufficiently uncouth. His brown suit of clothes looked...unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head ; his shirt-neck and knees of his breeches were loose ; his black worsted stockings ill drawn up ; and he... | |
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