The Spirit of the Age, Or, Contemporary Portraits, Том 2H. Colburn, 1825 - 408 стор. |
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... absence of passion and enthusiasm , cha- racterised nearly all he did , said , or wrote . He was without a rival ( almost ) in private conversation , an expert public speaker , a keen politician THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE . 105.
... absence of passion and enthusiasm , cha- racterised nearly all he did , said , or wrote . He was without a rival ( almost ) in private conversation , an expert public speaker , a keen politician THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE . 105.
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William Hazlitt. conversation , an expert public speaker , a keen politician , a first - rate grammarian , and the finest gentleman ( to say the least ) of his own party . He had no imagination ( or he would not have scorned it ! ) - no ...
William Hazlitt. conversation , an expert public speaker , a keen politician , a first - rate grammarian , and the finest gentleman ( to say the least ) of his own party . He had no imagination ( or he would not have scorned it ! ) - no ...
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... conversation was spirited and delightful . He put one in mind of the burden of the song of " The King's Old Courtier , and an Old Courtier of the King's . " He was , however , of the op- posite party . It was curious to hear our mo ...
... conversation was spirited and delightful . He put one in mind of the burden of the song of " The King's Old Courtier , and an Old Courtier of the King's . " He was , however , of the op- posite party . It was curious to hear our mo ...
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... conversation of every other person to be flat in the comparison ; but that he did not recollect having ever heard him make a remark that struck him as a sound and true one , or that he himself appeared to think so . He used to plague ...
... conversation of every other person to be flat in the comparison ; but that he did not recollect having ever heard him make a remark that struck him as a sound and true one , or that he himself appeared to think so . He used to plague ...
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... conversation is of little use in addressing large assemblies of people ; while other qualities are required that are hardly to be looked for in one and the same capacity . The way to move great masses of men is to shew that you yourself ...
... conversation is of little use in addressing large assemblies of people ; while other qualities are required that are hardly to be looked for in one and the same capacity . The way to move great masses of men is to shew that you yourself ...
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