 | 1798 - 756 pagine
...confidered it as beneath ihtiiu to eniiit in the train »f bis auditors; and to fodx peritai •fbns he certainly did not appear to advantage, being often impetuous and overbearing. The defire of fhining in coqverfation was in him indeed a predominant paffion; and if it mull be attributed... | |
 | 1798 - 932 pagine
...tofnpport, confidered it as beneath them to enlifl in the train of his auditors; and to fiich perfons he certainly did not appear to advantage, being often impetuous and overbearing. The delire of mining in converfation was in him indeed a prédominant pafliou ; and ifitmuft be attributed... | |
 | 1798 - 752 pagine
...fupport, confidered it as beneath thera со «nlift in the train of hit auditors; and to fach per* Cons he certainly did not appear to advantage, being often impetuous and overbearing. The defire of Ihining in converfation was in him indeed a predominant pallion; and if it mult be attributed... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 440 pagine
...wonderful powers. In mixed company, and frequently . in company that ought to have looked up to him, many, thinking they had a character for learning to support,...recollected, that it produced that loquaciousness from which his more intimate friends derived considerable advantage. The observations which he made on poetry,... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 pagine
...wonderful powers. In mixed company, and frequently in company that ought to have looked up to him, many, thinking they had a character for learning to support,...recollected, that it produced that loquaciousness from which his more intimate friends derived considerable advantage. The observations which he made on poetry,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1803 - 624 pagine
...wonderful powers. 1* mixed company, and frequently in company that ought to have looked up to him, many, thinking they had a character for learning -to support,...considered it as beneath them to enlist in the train of his audi-, tors : and to such persons he certainly did not appear to advantage, teing often impetuous and... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1810 - 524 pagine
...wonderful powers. In mixed company, and frequently in company that might to have looked up to him, many, thinking they had a character for learning to support,...recollected, that it produced that loquaciousness from which his more intimate friends derived considerable advantage. The observations which he made on poetry,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 476 pagine
...wonderful powers. In mixed company, and frequently in company that ought to have •looked up to him, many, thinking they had a character ,for learning to support,...advantage, being often impetuous and overbearing. The de* sire of shining in conversation was in him indeed a predominant passion ; and if it must be attributed... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1810 - 528 pagine
...wonderful powers. In mixed company, and frequently in company that wig/it to have looked up to him, many, thinking they had a character for learning to support,...recollected, that it produced that loquaciousness from which his more intimate friends derived considerable advantage. The observations which he made on poetry,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1810 - 532 pagine
...wonderful powers. In mixed company, and frequently in company that ought to have looked up to him, many, thinking they had a character for learning to support,...recollected, that it produced that loquaciousness from which his more intimate friends derived considerable advantage. The observations which he made on poetry,... | |
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His great ,pleasure was to talk to those who looked up to him. It was here he exhibited his wonderful powers. In mixed company, and frequently . in company that ought to have looked up to him, many, thinking they had a character for learning to support,... 
