The Living Age, Volume 277Living Age Company, 1913 |
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... talk worth listening to . A lady who recol- lected it described it to her daugh- ter : " One moment we were listening to a keen controversy , retorts like ra- pier - thrusts , the next we were shaking with laughter at a biting jest , or ...
... talk worth listening to . A lady who recol- lected it described it to her daugh- ter : " One moment we were listening to a keen controversy , retorts like ra- pier - thrusts , the next we were shaking with laughter at a biting jest , or ...
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... talk , who aspired to emulate talk- ers of past times , who had written an essay on " Talk in the Past , " and who loved to discuss " Who is the best Talker now alive ? " ; who boasted of week - ends when the talk had gone on from the ...
... talk , who aspired to emulate talk- ers of past times , who had written an essay on " Talk in the Past , " and who loved to discuss " Who is the best Talker now alive ? " ; who boasted of week - ends when the talk had gone on from the ...
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... talk , but it has its drawbacks ; a very quick , witty talker is apt to silence the rest of the company and to be admired more than he is liked . Humor - a whimsical way of looking at life , a sustained flavor , a perception half ...
... talk , but it has its drawbacks ; a very quick , witty talker is apt to silence the rest of the company and to be admired more than he is liked . Humor - a whimsical way of looking at life , a sustained flavor , a perception half ...
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THE LIVING AGE VOLUME CCLXXVII | 1 |
Honesty By M E Francis | 14 |
Maine The Destruction of the | 53 |
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