reclusely

From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and from a little too much dignity, he never converses easily; all his words are measured and chosen, his writings are admirable; he himself is not agreeable. '

Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and from a little too much dignity, he never converses easily; all his words are measured and chosen, his writings are admirable; he himself is not agreeable. '

Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 James Boswell 1767

"I had been about a year at Bardstown, living thus studiously and reclusely, when, as I was one day walking the street, I met two young girls, in one of whom I immediately recalled the little beauty whom I had kissed so impudently.

The Crayon Papers Washington Irving 1821

From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and from a little too much dignity, he never converses easily; all his words are measured and chosen, and formed into sentences: his writings are admirable -- he himself is not agreeable. "

Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Isaac Disraeli 1807

From a melancholy turn. living reclusely, and from a little too much dignity, he never converses easily all his words are measured and chosen, and formed into sentences his writings are admirable; he himself is not agreeable. '(

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 Horace Walpole 1757