 | David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 476 pages
...arms, which he rarely lifted higher than his stomach. His ' left hand frequently lodged in his breast, between his coat and waistcoat, while with his " right..." He had little eyes and a broad " face, a little pock-fretten, a " corpulent body and thick legs, " with large feet. He was better " to meet than to... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - Dramatists, English - 1812 - 472 pages
...which he rarely lifted ' higher than his stomach. His ' left hand frequently lodged in ' his breast, between his coat ' and waistcoat, while with his "..." He had little eyes and a broad " face, a little pock-fretten, a " corpulent body and thick legs, " with large feet. He was better " to meet than to... | |
 | Colley Cibber - Actors - 1822 - 564 pages
...arms, which he rarely lifted higher than his stomach. His left hand frequently lodged in his breast, between his coat and waistcoat, while with his right...few, but just. He had little eyes and a broad face, [was] a little pockfretten, [and had] a corpulent body and thick legs, with large feet. He was better... | |
 | John Galt - Actors - 1831 - 332 pages
...arms, which he rarely lifted higher than his stomach. His left hand frequently lodged in his breast, between his coat and waistcoat, while with his right...few but just ; he had little eyes and a broad face, was slightly pock-fretten, and had a corpulent body, with thick legs and large feet ; he was better... | |
 | John Galt - Actors - 1831 - 336 pages
...higher than his stomach. His left hand frequently lodged in his breast, between his coat and vvaiscoat, while with his right he prepared his speech. His actions...few but just ; he had little eyes and a broad face, was slightly pock-fretten, and had a corpulent body, with thick legs and large feet; he was better... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 566 pages
...stomach. His left hand frequently lodged in his breast, between his coat and waistcoat, while with hie right he prepared his speech; his actions were few...just; he had little eyes and a broad face, a little pock-fretten, a corpulent body, and thick legs with large feet; he was better to meet than to follow,... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1859 - 788 pages
...arms, which he rarely lifted higher than his stomach. His left hand frequently lodged in his breast between his coat and waistcoat, while with his right...just; he had little eyes and a broad face, a little pockfretten; a corpulent body, and thick legs, with large feet ; ho was better to meet than to follow,... | |
 | Scotland - 1861 - 842 pages
...which he rarely lifted higher than his stomach. His Kft hand frequently .lodged iu his hreast, hetween his coat and waistcoat, while with his, right he prepared his speech. His actious were few hut just. He had little eyes, and a hroad nice, a little pockpitten, a corpulent hody,... | |
 | 1881 - 314 pages
...lifted higher than his stomach." His left hand frequently lodged in his breast, between his coat and his waistcoat, while with his right he " prepared his speech." His actions were few but just. He was incapable of dancing, even in a country-dance ; but an actor possessed of " a corpulent body and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1881 - 572 pages
...arms, which ho rarely lifted higher than his stomach. His left hand frequently lodged in his breast between his coat and waistcoat, while with his right...just ; he had little eyes and a broad face, a little pock-fretten, a corpulent body and thick legs, with large feet. He was better to meet than to follow,... | |
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Mr. Betterton (although a superlative good actor) laboured under ill figure, being clumsily made, having a great head, a short thick neck, stooped in the shoulders, and had fat short arms, which he rarely lifted higher than his stomach. His left hand... 
