 | James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 440 oldal
...; and, indeed, such was his singular talent for making all things * plain, clear, and intelligible, that scarcely any one could be aware of such a deficiency...on the contrary, was full of colloquial spirit and pleasantry. He had a certain quiet and grave humour, which, ran through most of his conversation, and... | |
 | James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 652 oldal
...and, indeed, such was his singular " talent for making all things plain, clear, and intelligible, " that scarcely any one could be aware of such a deficiency...information, had no resemblance to lecturing or solemn dis" coursing, but, on the contrary, was full of colloquial spirit " and pleasantry. He had a certain... | |
 | Perseverance - 1862 - 310 oldal
...select from his inexhaustible stores what might be best adapted to the taste of his present hearers His talk, too, though overflowing with information,...on the contrary, was full of colloquial spirit and pleasantry. He had a certain quiet and grave humour which ran through most of his conversation, and... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1864 - 458 oldal
...trouble ; and, indeed, such was his singular talent for making all things plain, clear, and intelligible, that scarcely any one could be aware of such a deficiency...on the contrary, was full of colloquial spirit and pleasantry. He had a certain quiet and grave humor, which ran through most of his conversation, and... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 oldal
...trouble ; and, indeed, such was his singular talent for making all things plain, clear, and intelligible, that scarcely any one could be aware of such a deficiency...on the contrary, was full of colloquial spirit and pleasantry. He had a certain quiet and grave humour, which ran through most of his conversation, and... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 oldal
...trouble; and, indeed, such was his singular talent for making all things plain, clear, and intelligible, that scarcely any one could be aware of such a deficiency...with information, had no resemblance to lecturing or solSmn discoursing, but, on the contrary, was full of "colloquial spirit and pleasantry. He had a certain... | |
 | John Bourne (C. E.) - 1868 - 602 oldal
...trouble; and, indeed, such was his singular talent for making all tilings plain, clear, and intelligible, that scarcely any one could be aware of such a deficiency...on the contrary, was full of colloquial spirit and pleasantry. He had a certain quiet and grave humour, which ran through most of his conversation, and... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1869 - 324 oldal
...or fastidious in his manners, or more kind and indulgent towards all who approached him. * * * Jj;s talk, too, though overflowing with information, had...on the contrary, was full of colloquial spirit and pleasantry. He had a certain quiet and grave humour, which ran through most of his conversation; and... | |
 | 1871 - 402 oldal
...trouble ; and, indeed, such was his singular talent for making all things plain, clear, and intelligible, that scarcely any one could be aware of such. a deficiency...lecturing or solemn discoursing, but, on the contrary, was fall of colloquial spirit and pleasantry. He had a certain quiet and grave humor, which ran through... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1871 - 530 oldal
...mind, like a great cyclopaedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up. His talk, too, though overflowing with information,...on the contrary, was full of colloquial spirit and pleasantry. He had a certain quiet and grave humour, which ran through most of his conversation ; and... | |
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His talk, too, though overflowing with information, had no resemblance to lecturing or solemn discoursing, but, on the contrary, was full of colloquial spirit and pleasantry. 
