...Bishop of Killaloe, began tittering. Boswell continues: Johnson could not bear that any expression of his should excite ridicule when he did not intend it: he therefore resolved to assume and exercise despotick power, glanced sternly around, and called out in a strong tone, "Where's the merriment?"...

...at the mirth of the company, as Boswell describes it: to assume and exercise despotick power, [he] glanced sternly around, and called out in a strong...the merriment?" Then collecting himself, and looking aweful, to make us feel how he could impose restraint, and as it were searching his mind for a still...

...[called out>] asked in a strong tone "Where's the merriment?" Then collecting himself, and looking aweful to make us feel how he could impose restraint, and...ludicrous word he slowly pronounced "I say the Woman was fundamentally sensible" as if he had said hear this now and laugh if you dare. We all sat [in full...

...at the mirth of the company, as Boswell describes it: To assume and exercise despotick power, [he] glanced sternly around, and called out in a strong...the merriment?' Then collecting himself, and looking aweful, to make us feel how he could impose restraint, and as it were searching his mind for a still...