| Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1844 - 238 pàgines
...cataract of expression, it assumes a curl of triumphant scorn that would be worthy of a Mephistopheles. His hair is as extraordinary as his taste in waistcoats. A thick heavy mass of jet black ringlets fulls over his left cheek almost to his collarless stock, while on the right temple it is parted and... | |
| 1852 - 644 pàgines
...cataract of expression, it assumes a curl of triumphant scarn that would be worthy of a Mephistopheles. His hair is as extraordinary as his taste in waistcoats...almost to his collarless stock, while on the right temple it is parted and put away with the smooth carefulness of a girl's, and shines most unctuously... | |
| Richard Robert Madden - 1855 - 550 pàgines
...black as Erebus, and has the most mocking and lying-in-wait sort of expression conceivable. . . . " His hair is as extraordinary as his taste in waistcoats....Macassar.' Disraeli was the only one at table who knew Beekford, and the style in which he gave a sketch of his habits and manners was worthy of himself.... | |
| Richard Robert Madden - 1855 - 580 pàgines
...is black as Erebus, and has the most mocking and lying-in-wait sort of expression conceivable .... ' His hair is as extraordinary as his taste in waistcoats....parted and put away with the smooth carefulness of a gir1's, and shines most unctuously " ' With thy incomparable oil, Macassar.' D'Israeli was the only... | |
| 1855 - 692 pàgines
...cataract of expression, it assumes a curl of trinmphant scorn that would be worthy of a Mephistophiles. His hair is as extraordinary as his taste in waistcoats....almost to his collarless stock, while on the right temple it is parted and put away with the smooth carefulness of a girl's, and shines most unctuously... | |
| 1855 - 688 pàgines
...cataract of expression, it assumes a curl of trinmphant scorn that would be worthy of a Mephistophilcs. His hair is as extraordinary as his taste in waistcoats....black ringlets falls over his left cheek almost to his collarlcss stock, while on the right temple it is parted and put away with the smooth carefulness of... | |
| 1855 - 702 pàgines
...cataract of expression, it assumes a curl of triumphant scorn that would be worthy of a Mcphistophiles. His hair is as extraordinary as his taste in waistcoats....heavy mass of jet black ringlets falls over his left check almost to his collarless stock, while on the right temple it is parted and put away with the... | |
| 1855 - 700 pàgines
...cataract of expression, it assumes a curl of triumphant scorn that would be worthy of a Mephistophiles. His hair is as extraordinary as his taste in waistcoats....thick, heavy mass of jet black ringlets falls over bis left cheek almost to his collarless stock, while on the right temple it is parted and put away... | |
| William Clark Russell - 1871 - 550 pàgines
...His eye is black as Erebus, and has the most mocking and lying-in-wait sort of expression conceivable His hair is as extraordinary as his taste in waistcoats....falls over his left cheek almost to his collarless coat ; while on the right it is parted and put away with the smooth carefulness of a girl's, and shines... | |
| 1876 - 820 pàgines
...jet-black ringlets falls over his left cheek almost to a collarless stock, while on the right temple it is parted and put away with the smooth carefulness...most unctuously ' with thy incomparable oil, Macassar !' ' It was not only in dress that the young Disraeli sparkled. " He talked like a racehorse approaching... | |
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