 ... entirely apprehended by his hearer. There was sometimes an obvious struggle to do this to his own satisfaction ; he seemed labouring to drag his thought to light from its deep lurking-place ; and, with...  The Metropolitan - Page 2531836Full view - About this book
 | Charles Lamb - 1882 - 466 pages
...with the world. When he mastered his diffidence, he did not talk for effect, to dazzle, or surprise, or annoy, but with the most simple and honest desire to make his view of the subject in hand entirely apprehended by his hearer. There was sometimes an obvious struggle to do this to his... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - Authors, English - 1885 - 328 pages
...conversation was ever more delightful. He did not talk for effect—to dazzle, or surprise, or annoy—but with the most simple and honest desire to make his...struggle to do this to his own satisfaction : he seemed laboring to drag his thought to light from its deep lurking place ; and, with modest distrust of that... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - Authors, English - 1885 - 328 pages
...one's conversation was ever more delightful. He did not talk for effect — to dazzle, or surprise, or annoy — but with the most simple and honest desire...his hearer. There was sometimes an obvious struggle tp do this to his own satisfaction : he seemed laboring to drag his thought to light from its deep... | |
 | Charles Lamb - Authors, English - 1886 - 494 pages
...with the world. When he mastered his diffidence, he did not talk for effect, to dazzle, or surprise, or annoy, but with the most simple and honest desire to make his view of the subject in hand entirely apprehended by his hearer. There was sometimes an obvious struggle to do this to his... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English essays - 1889 - 586 pages
...no one's conversation was ever more delightful. He did not talk for effect, to dazzle, or surprise, or annoy, but with the most simple and honest desire...labouring to drag his thought to light from its deep lurking-place ; and, with modest distrust of that power of expression which he had found so late in... | |
 | Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1892 - 338 pages
...surprise, or annoy, but with the most simple and honest desire to make his view of the subject in hand entirely apprehended by his hearer. There was sometimes...labouring to drag his thought to light from its deep lurkingplace ; and, with timid distrust of that power of expression which he had found so late in life,... | |
 | Sir Thomas Noon Talfound - 1892 - 348 pages
...with the world. When he mastered his diffidence, he did not talk for effect, to dazzle, or surprise, or annoy, but with the most simple and honest desire to make his view of the subject in hand entirely apprehended by his hearer. There was sometimes an obvious struggle to do this to his... | |
 | Augustine Birrell - Literary Criticism - 1902 - 258 pages
...no one's conversation was ever more delightful. He did not talk for effect, to dazzle, or surprise, or annoy, but with the most simple and honest desire...to his own .satisfaction ; he seemed labouring to bring his thought to light from its deep lurking-place ; and, with modest distrust of that power of... | |
 | Charles Wells Moulton - American literature - 1910 - 850 pages
...no one's conversation was ever more delightful. He did not talk for effect, to dazzle, or surprise, or annoy, but with the most simple and honest desire...of the subject entirely apprehended by his hearer. — TALFOURD, THOMAS NOON, \$A2,, Critical and Miscellaneous Writings, p. 349. A friend of his it was,... | |
 | American literature - 1924 - 348 pages
...no one's conversation was ever more delightful. He did not talk for effect, to dazzle, or surprise, or annoy, but with the most simple and honest desire...his view of the subject entirely apprehended by his hearers."86 Said Lamb, "I think I shall go to my grave without finding, or expecting to find, such... | |
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