 | 1851 - 786 páginas
...after he had conclnded, and then, if no person took up the conversation, to recommence. Curran had no conversational rule whatever : he spoke from impulse, and he had the art so to draw you into a conversation, that, though yon felt an inferiority, it was a contented one. Indeed, nothing could exceed... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1818 - 356 páginas
...had concluded, and then, if no person took up the conversation, to recommence himself. Curran had no conversational rule whatever; he spoke from impulse,...exceed the urbanity of his demeanour. At the time I speak of he was turned of sixty, yet he was as playful as a child. The extremes of youth and age wer$... | |
 | 1819 - 504 páginas
...had concluded, and then, if no person took up the conversation, to recommence himself. Curran had no conversational rule whatever ; he spoke from impulse,...exceed the urbanity of his demeanour. At the time I speak of, he was turned of sixty, yet he was as playful as a child. The extremes of youth and age were... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1822 - 434 páginas
...had concluded, and then, if no person took up the conversation, to recommence himself. Curran had no conversational rule whatever; he spoke from impulse,...his demeanour. At the time I spoke of, he was turned of sixty, yet he was as playful as a child. The extremes of youth and age were met in him ; he had... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1839 - 434 páginas
...concluded, and then, if no person took up the conversation, to recommence• himself. Curran had no conversational rule whatever : he spoke from impulse,...his demeanour. At the time I spoke of he was turned of sixty, yet he was as playful as a child. The extremes of youth and age were met in him : he had... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1839 - 420 páginas
...had concluded, and then, if no person took up the conversation, to recommence himself. Curran had no conversational rule whatever : he spoke from impulse,...his demeanour. At the time I spoke of he was turned of sixty, yet he was as playful as a child. The extremes of youth and age were met in him : he had... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1850 - 520 páginas
...after he had concluded, and then, if no person took up the conversation, he recommenced. Curran had no conversational rule whatever; he spoke from impulse;...exceed the urbanity of his demeanour. At the time I speak of he was turned of sixty, yet he was as playful as a child. The extremes of youth and age were... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 196 páginas
...had concluded, and then, if no person took up the conversation, to recommence himself. Curran had no conversational rule whatever: he spoke from impulse,...it was quite a contented one. Indeed nothing could excel the urbanity of his demeanour. At the time I speak of he was turned sixty, yet he was as playful... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1851 - 476 páginas
...after he had concluded, and then, if no person took up the conversation, he recommenced. Curran had no conversational rule whatever ; he spoke from impulse...one. Indeed, nothing could exceed the urbanity of his demeanor. At the time I speak of he was turned of sixty, yet he was as playful as a child. The extremes... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1851 - 464 páginas
...after he had concluded, and then, if no person took up the conversation, he recommenced. Curran had no conversational rule whatever; he spoke from impulse...one. Indeed, nothing could exceed the urbanity of his demeanor. At the time I speak of he was turned of sixty, yet he was as playful as a child. The extremes... | |
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... will, never let it appear that he was more than your equal, and was quite willing, if you chose, to become your auditor. It is said of Swift that his rule was to allow a minute's pause after he had concluded, and then, if no person took up the conversation,... 
