 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1834 - 600 pages
...ready-money small-talk of conversation, his facility might not perhaps seem equal to the known calibre of his talents ; but in the progress of conversation...oldish man when I saw him, he was not a " laudator iemporis acti," but a decided lover of later times. ' He was very frank, and even confidential, in... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1834 - 590 pages
...small-talk of conversation, his facility might not perhaps seem equal to the known calibre of hi« talents ; but in the progress of conversation I recollect...Though an oldish man when I saw him, he was not a " Imtdator temporis acti," but a decided lover of later times. « He was very frank, and even confidential,... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1834 - 358 pages
...ready-money small-talk of conversation, his facility might not perhaps seem equal to the known calibre of his talents ; but in the progress of conversation...shrewdness that almost eluded you by keeping its watch so,,quietly. Though an oldish man when I saw him, he was not a ' laudator temporis acti,' but a decided... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1834 - 590 pages
...ready-money small-talk of conversation, his facility might not perhaps seem equal to the known calibre of his talents ; but in the progress of conversation...Though an oldish man when I saw him, he was not a " lauddtor temporis acti," but a decided lover of later times. ' He was very frank, and even confidential,... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1840 - 346 pages
...of Sutherland. talk of conversation, his facility might not perhaps seem equal to the known calibre of his talents . but in the progress of conversation...man when I saw him, he was not a ' laudator temporis ncfi.' but a decided lover of later times. " The part of the morning which I spent at Holland House... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...ready-money small-talk of conversation, his facility might not perhaps seem equal to the known calibre Trim, in the window seat, and begin thy story again....corporal made his old bow, which generally spoke This fine remark is characteristic of Crabbe's genius, as well as of his manners. It gathered its materials... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...ready-money small-talk of conversation, his facility might not perhaps seem equal to the known calibre t sinks into the grave. [Itaac Athford, a Noble Peatant.'] [Prom the ' Parish Register.'] shrewd- ¡ ness that almost eluded you, by keeping its watch so quietly.' This fine remark is characteristic... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1847 - 618 pages
...ready-money small-talk of conversation, his facility might not perhaps seem equal to the known calibre of his talents ; but in the progress of conversation...Though an oldish man when I saw him, he was not a ' I au da tor temporis acti,' but a decided lover of later times. " The part of the morning which I... | |
 | William Beattie - Authors, Scottish - 1849 - 480 pages
...ready-money smalltalk of conversation, his facility might not, perhaps, seeni equal to the known calibre of his talents ; but in the progress of conversation...quietly. Though an oldish man when I saw him, he was a ' laudator temporis acti,' but a decided lover of later times. The part of the moruing which I spent... | |
 | William Beattie - 1850 - 492 pages
...that almost eluded you, by keeping its watch so quietly. Though an oldish man when I saw him, he was a ' laudator temporis acti,' but a decided lover of...later times. The part of the morning which I spent with him and Tom Moore was to me, at least, of memorable agreeableness. TC" The following letter is... | |
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I could not but contrast the unassumingness of his manners with the originality of his powers. In what may be called the ready-money small-talk of conversation, his facility might not perhaps seem equal to the known calibre of his talents ; but in the... 
