 Turks, and his general appearance does not indicate more than his actual age, of sixty or sixty-one years, except, perhaps, that his beard is whiter than is customary at this time of life. The neck is short and thick, the figure corpulent and unwieldy...  The Life of Ali Pasha, of Tepeleni, Vizier of Epirus, Surnamed Aslan, Or the ... - Pàgina 329per Richard Alfred Davenport - 1837 - 418 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Edmund Burke - 1816 - 838 pàgines
...is customary at this time of life. The neck is short am) thick, the figure corpulent and unwielc'.y; his stature I had afterwards the means of ascertaining...forehead especially, is a striking and majestic feature. He inquired how long it was since we had left England • where we hail travelled in the interval ?... | |
 | 1817 - 628 pàgines
...customary at this time of life. The neck is short and thick, the figure corpulent and unwieldy ; the stature I had afterwards the means of ascertaining...determined in this way ; and to the casual observation of a stranger, I can conceive from my own experience, that nothing may appear but what is open, placid,... | |
 | Alph. de Beauchamp - 1823 - 402 pàgines
...yet not expressive of ferocity ; the nose handsome and well formed ; the mouth and lower part of the face concealed, except when speaking, by his mustachios...unquestionably fine, and the forehead especially is a very striking feature. Much of the talent of the man may be inferred from his exterior ; the moral... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 858 pàgines
...yet not expressive of ferocity ; the nose handsome and well formed ; the mouth and lower part of the face concealed, except when speaking, by his mustachios...forehead especially, is a striking and majestic feature. He inquired how long it was since we had left England ? where we had travelled in the interval ? when... | |
 | William Brockedon - 1833 - 308 pàgines
...over his breast. His complexion is somewhat lighter than that usual among the Turks, and his personal appearance does not indicate more than his actual...nine inches. The general character and expression of his countenance are unquestionably fine, and the forehead especially is a striking and majestic feature.... | |
 | William Brockedon - 1833 - 438 pàgines
...over his breast. His complexion is somewhat lighter than that usual among the Turks, and his personal appearance does not indicate more than his actual...nine inches. The general character and expression of his countenance are unquestionably fine, and the forehead especially is a striking and majestic feature.... | |
 | William Brockedon - 1833 - 462 pàgines
...Turks, and his personal appearance does not indicate more than his actual age, of sixty or sixty -one years, except, perhaps, that his beard is whiter than...nine inches. The general character and expression of his countenance are unquestionably fine, and the forehead especially is a striking and majestic feature.... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1898 - 410 pàgines
...usual among the Turks, and his general appear" ance does not indicate more than his actual age. . . . The neck "is short and thick, the figure corpulent...inches. The general character and expression of the coun" tenance are unquestionably fine, and the forehead especially is a "striking and majestic feature.... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1922 - 414 pàgines
.... The neck ' is short and thick, the figure corpulent and unwieldy ; his stature ' I had afserwards the means of ascertaining to be about five feet '...inches. The general character and expression of the coun' tenance are unquestionably fine, and the forehead especially is a 'striking and majestic feature.... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1817 - 656 pàgines
...thick, the figure corpulent and unwieldy ; the stature I had afterwards the means of ascertaining to he about five feet nine inches. The general character...determined in this way ; and to the casual observation of a stranger, I can conceive from my own experience, that nothing may appear but what is open, placid,... | |
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