 | James Gordon - Ireland - 1803 - 512 pages
...old " when he was born. His height was six feet " two inches. In person, complexion, and gra" vity, he was no inadequate representation of " the knight...language, and an imposing seriousness of "aspect." The writer ascribes to him vanity, pride, and an irascible temper , but believed him to have more than... | |
 | James Gordon - Ireland - 1803 - 510 pages
...Normandy, " twenty-eight years of age. His father, he said, " was still living, though sixty-seven years old " when he was born. His height was six feet " two inches. In person, complexion, and gra" vity, he was no inadequate representation of " the knight of La Mancha, whose example he " followed... | |
 | James Bentley Gordon - 1803 - 512 pages
...Normandy, " twenty-eight years of age. His father, he said, <f was still living, though sixty-seven years old " when he was born. His height was six feet " two inches. In person, complexion, and gra" vity, he was no inadequate representation of M the knight of La Mancha, whose example lie " followed... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1851 - 382 pages
...captain of foot, twenty-eight years old. His father, he said, was still living, though sixty-seven years old when he was born. His height was six feet two...language, and an imposing seriousness of aspect.' The Bishop represents him as vain and irritable, but distinguished by good feeling and principle. Another... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 404 pages
...captain of foot, twenty-eight years old. His father, he said, was still living, though sixty-seven years old when he was born. His height was six feet two...recital of his own prowess and wonderful exploits, delivered.in measured language and an imposing seriousness of aspect." The bishop represents him as... | |
 | Edward Baines - France - 1855 - 620 pages
...in rank to the commandant, mt captain of foot, a native of Normandy, ¡и-;, ty-figiit years of age. His height was six feet two inches. In person, complexion, and gravity, he MM no inadequate representative of the bvïit of La Mancha, whore example he followed' ui reniai of... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1861 - 388 pages
...captain of foot, twenty-eight years old. His father, ho said, was still living, though sixty-seven years old when he was born. His height was six feet two...measured language and an imposing seriousness of aspect." The bishop represents him as vain and irritable, but distinguished by good feeling and principle. Another... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 488 pages
...captain of foot, twenty-eight years old. His father, he said, was still living, though sixty- seven years old when he was born. His height was six feet two...Mancha, whose example he followed in a recital of bis own prowess and wonderful exploits, delivered in measured language and an imposing seriousness... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey, David Masson - Authors, English - 1889 - 472 pages
...His father, he said, was still living, though sixty-seven years old when he was born. His height Avas six feet two inches. In person, complexion, and gravity,...measured language and an imposing seriousness of aspect." The bishop represents him as vain and irritable, but distinguished by good feeling and principle. Another... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey, David Masson - 1896 - 456 pages
...captain of foot, twenty-eight years old. His father, he said, was still living, though sixty-seven years old when he was born. His height was six feet two...measured language and an imposing seriousness of aspect." The bishop represents him as vain and irritable, but distinguished by good feeling and principle. Another... | |
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His father, he said, was still living, though sixty-seven years old when he was born. His height was six feet two inches. In person, complexion, and gravity, he was no inadequate representation of the Knight of La Mancha, whose example he followed in... 
