 When Mrs. Siddons came into the room, there happened to be no chair ready for her, which he observing, said with a smile, ' Madam, you who so often occasion a want of seats to other people, will the more easily excuse the want of one yourself.  The Collected Writings of Thomas De Quincey - Side 444af Thomas De Quincey - 1889Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1896 - 896 sider
...happy than his saying to Mrs. Siddons when for the moment he had no chair to offer her : " Madam, yon who so often occasion a want of seats to other people will more easily excuse the want of ons yourself,' ' or his compliment, though we may suspect its truthf... | |
 | Edward John Hardy - 1897 - 376 sider
...actress, visited him. When she came into the room there was no chair for her, which, when he observed, he said, with a smile, " Madam, you who so often occasion a want of seats to other people will more easily excuse the want of one yourself." When he was an old man, he once, at an evening party,... | |
 | Brander Matthews, Laurence Hutton - 1900 - 384 sider
...Isabella, in Shakspere." Mr. Kemble has favored me with the following minute of what passed at this visit : When Mrs. Siddons came into the room, there happened...the more easily excuse the want of one yourself." Having placed himself by her, he with great good humor entered upon a consideration of the English... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 sider
...Shakspeare." Mr Kemble has favoured me with the following1 minute of what passed at this visit : — and introduced the subject, which then chiefly occupied...scripture; I see revenge forbidden, but not selfdefence." " Having placed himself by her, he with great good humour entered upon a consideration of the English... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 556 sider
...Isabella, in Shakspeare." Mr. Kemble has favoured me with the following minute of what passed at this visit "When Mrs. Siddons came into the room, there happened...the more easily excuse the want of one yourself.' " Having placed himself by her, he with great good humour entered upon a consideration of the English... | |
 | Brander Matthews, Laurence Hutton - 1900 - 390 sider
...Isabella, in Shakspere." Mr. Kemble has favored me with the following minute of what passed at this visit : happened to be no chair ready for her, which he observing,...the more easily excuse the want of one yourself." Having placed himself by her, he with great good humor entered upon a consideration of the English... | |
 | Edward Robins - 1900 - 540 sider
...chair for the actress he said, with a smile and a bow quite worthy of my Lord Chesterfield : " Madame, you who so often occasion a want of seats to other...the more easily excuse the want of one yourself." When the two were at last seated, the Doctor asked Mrs. Siddons which one of Shakespeare's characters... | |
 | James Boswell - 1852 - 344 sider
...Shakspeare." Mr. Kemble has favoured me with the following minute of what passed at this visit : — " When Mrs. Siddons came into the room, there happened...chair ready for her, which he observing, said with n smile, ' Madam, you who so often occasion a want of seats to other people, will the more easily excuse... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 726 sider
...Shakspeare.' Mr. Kemble has favoured me with the following minute of what passed at this visit : — 'When Mrs. Siddons came into the room, there happened...the more easily excuse the want of one yourself." 'Having placed himself by her, he with great good-humour entered upon a consideration of the English... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 634 sider
...in Shakspeare." Mr. Kemble has favoured me with the following minute of what passed at this visit. " When Mrs. Siddons came into the room, there happened to be no chair read> for her, which he observing, said with a smile, ' Madam, you who so often occasior a want of... | |
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