He was a low man, of an ill cut, very short neck, and his visage and features were most particular. His mouth was the centre of his face ; and a compass there would sweep his nose, forehead, and chin, within the perimeter. Memoirs of the Court of Charles the Second - Page 442by Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1846 - 546 pagesFull view - About this book
| English history - 1881 - 888 pages
...low man, of an ill cut, very short neck, and his visage and features were most particular. His month was the centre of his face, and a compass there would sweep his nose, forehead, and chin within the perimeter. In a word, he was u most consummate cheat, blasphemer, vicious, perjured, impudent, and... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1884 - 474 pages
...informs us that " he was a low man, of an ill-cut very short neck, and his visage and features were most particular. His mouth was the centre of his face,...would sweep his nose, forehead, and chin within* the perimeter. Cave quos Deus ipse notavit " '(6). An engraving of the Doctor, now before me, bears witness... | |
| Walter Scott - Great Britain - 1886 - 1030 pages
...described : — " He was a low man, of an ill cut, very short neck, and his visage and features were most particular. His mouth was the centre of his face;...would sweep his nose, forehead, and chin, within the perimeter. Cavtfuas ifst Deus notavit. In ,i word, he was a most consummate cheat, blasphemer, vicious,... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1884 - 480 pages
...informs us Jthat " he was a low man, of an ill-cut very short neck, and his visage and features were most particular. His mouth was the centre of his face,...would sweep his nose, forehead, and chin within the perimeter. Cave quos Dens ipse notavit " (bi). An engraving of the Doctor, now before me, bears witness... | |
| Henry Brodribb Irving - 1898 - 408 pages
...physical aspect. " He was a low man, of an ill cut, very short neck ; and his visage and features were most particular. His mouth was the centre of his face...would sweep his nose, forehead and chin within the perimeter." North's mathematical process admirably defines his long flabby countenance. At the present... | |
| Walter Scott - Great Britain - 1898 - 1012 pages
...ill cut, very abort neck, and his visage and features were most particular. His mouth was the center of his face ; and a compass there would sweep his nose, forehead, and chin within the perimeter. Cave guos ipie Deus notavit. In a word, he was a most consummate cheat, blasphemer, vicious,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1893 - 684 pages
...described. — " He was a low man, of an ill cut, very short neck, and his visage and features were most particular. His mouth was the centre of his face...would sweep his nose, forehead, and chin, within the perimeter. Cave quos ipse /'>«-. notavit. In a word, he was a most consummate cheat, blasphemer, vicious,... | |
| Baroness Winifred Anne Henrietta Christine Herbert Gardner Burghclere - Great Britain - 1903 - 466 pages
..." A low man of an ill-cut, very short neck," says Roger North ; " and his visage and features were most particular. His mouth was the centre of his face,...would sweep his nose, forehead and chin within the perimeter," or, as Dryden describes him, " Sunk were his eyes ; his voice was harsh and loud : Sure... | |
| Cyril Brett - Great Britain - 1910 - 392 pages
...ill cut, very short neck ; and his Visage and Features were most particular. His mouth was the Center of his Face, and a compass there would sweep his Nose, Forehead, and Chin within the Perimeter. Cave quos Deus ipse notavit." His manner of speech was a peculiar harsh drawl, well represented... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1923 - 952 pages
...described: — 'He was a low man, of an ill cut, very short neck, and his visage and features were most particular. His mouth was the centre of his face;...would sweep his nose, forehead, and chin within the perimeter. Cave quos ipse Dcus nolavit. In a word, he was a most consummate cheat, blasphemer, vicious,... | |
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