His figure was striking, but not so from grace ; it was tall, and, though extremely thin, his limbs were large and uncouth, and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in its air ; something almost superhuman. The Annual biography and obituary - الصفحة 931824عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| Ann Ward Radcliffe - 1797 - عدد الصفحات: 384
...afibciates no one loved him, many difliked him, and more feared hirri, Hi& figure was ftrikirig, but no: fo from grace ; it was tall, and, though extremely thin, his limbs were large and uncouth, and as he fbalked along* wrapt in the black garments of his .order, there was fomething terrible in its air ;... | |
| Ann Ward Radcliffe - 1824 - عدد الصفحات: 820
...scene. We may take, as an example, the admirable description of the monk Schedoni. — " His figure was striking, but not so from grace ; it was tall,...thin, his limbs were large and uncouth, and as he 1 stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in its air... | |
| Walter Scott - 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 260
...scene. We may take as an example, the admirable description of the monk Schedoni. — " His figure was striking, but not so from grace ; it was tall...limbs were large and uncouth, and as he stalked along wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was somethingterrihle in its air ; something almost... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 554
...was tall, and though extremely thin, his limbs were large and uncouth, and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in its air; something almost superhuman. His cowl, too, as it threw a shade over the livid paleness of... | |
| Walter Scott - 1834 - عدد الصفحات: 506
...woe."— Mas BARBAOLD.] take, as an example, the admirable description of the monk Schedoni : " His figure was striking, but not so from grace ; it was tall,...limbs were large and uncouth, and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in his air ; something almost... | |
| Walter Scott - 1834 - عدد الصفحات: 492
...MBS BAIU BAUX.D.] take, as an example, the admirable description of the monk Schedoni : " His figure was striking, but not so from grace ; it was tall,...limbs were large and uncouth, and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in his air ; something almost... | |
| Walter Scott - 1834 - عدد الصفحات: 484
...— MBS BARBiULD.] take, as an example, the admirable description of the monk Schedoni : " His figure was striking, but not so from grace ; it was tall,...limbs were large and uncouth, and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in his air ; something almost... | |
| Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 622
...scene. We may take as an example, the admirable description of the monk Schedoni. — " His figure was striking, but not so from grace; it was tall,...limbs were large and uncouth, and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in its air; something almost... | |
| Walter Scott - 1847 - عدد الصفحات: 726
...extremely thin, his limbs were largo and uncouth, and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black górmente of his order, there was something terrible in his...cowl, too, as it threw a shade over the livid paleness uf his face, increased its severe character, and gave an effect to his large melancholy eye, which... | |
| Julia Kavanagh - 1862 - عدد الصفحات: 352
...Schedoni, both dark and vigorously drawn characters. The latter is a graphic portrait. "His figure was striking, but not so from grace; it was tall,...limbs were large and uncouth, and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in his air, something almost... | |
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