 His figure, without being deformed, seems made to disgrace or ridicule the common structure of the human body : his legs and arms are never in the position which, according to the situation of his body, they ought to be in, but constantly employed in...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 2881787Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1774 - 428 pages
...to be in, but continually committing hoftilities \ipon trtfc graces. He threws. ,any where, buttdown his throat, whatever he means to drink, and only mangles what he nie'ans to carve.' Inattentive to all the regards of focial life, he mif-times or mil-places everything.... | |
 | Sir John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 634 pages
...conftantly employed in committing acts of hoftility ' ' upon the graces. He throws any where, but down c his throat, whatever he means to drink, and only *...mangles what he means to carve. Inattentive to all f the-regards of focial life, he mif-times and mif-places • ' everything. He difputes with heat,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...fituation of his body, they ought to 4* be in, but conftantly employed in commit" ting acts of ho{tility upon the Graces. He " throws any where, but down his throat, ** whatever he means to drink ; and mangles " what he means to carve. Inattentive to all " the regards of focial life, he miftimes and... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1800 - 418 pages
...according to the fituation of hij body, they ought to be in, but conftantly employed in committing acts of hoftility upon the Graces. He throws any where,...whatever •he "means to drink, and only mangles what he moans to carve. Inattentive to all the regards of focial life, he miftimes or mifplaces every thing.... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Books and reading - 1801 - 474 pages
...according to the fituation of his body, they ought to be in ; but conftantly employed in committing a&s of hoftility upon t'he graces. He throws any where,...Inattentive to all the regards of focial life, he mif-times or mif-places every thing. He difputes •with heat, and indifcriminarely ; mindlefs of the rank, character,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pages
...to the fituation '' of his body, they ought to be in, but con'' ftantly employed in committing acts of " hoftility upon the Graces. He throws any " where,...down his throat, whatever he " means to drink ; and mangles what he '' means to carve. Inattentive t;o all the re* Letter CCXII. " gards *' gards of focial... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 422 pages
...body, they ought to be in, but con" ftantly empl^xfed in committing acts of ** hoftility upojo'fehe Graces. He throws any ** where, but down his throat, whatever he " means to drink..; and mangles what he ** means to carve. Inattentive to all the re• Letter CCXII. . " gards of focial life,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1804 - 404 pages
...the fituation of his body, they ought tobein, but conftantlyemploytdin committingacts of holtility upon the Graces. He throws any where, but down his...Inattentive to all the regards of focial life, he miftimes or mifplaces every thing. He difputcs with heat, and indifcriminritely, roindlefs of the rank, character,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...situation of his body, they ' ought to be in, but constantly employed in com' mitting "acts of hostility upon the graces. He ' throws any where but down his...means to carve. Inattentive to all the regards ' of social life, he mis-times and mis-places every thing. He disputes with heat, and indiscriminately mindless... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 436 pages
...according to the fituation of his " body, they ought to be in, but conftantly " employed in committing a6ts of hoftility " upon the Graces. He throws any where,...down his throat, whatever he means to " drink ; and mangles what he means to carve. " Ipattentive to all the regards of focial life, " he mif-times and... | |
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