Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830Random House, 1930 - 807 pagina's |
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Pagina 455
... conversation is a sacrifice to politeness , so the conversation of low life is nothing but rudeness . They contradict you without giving a reason , or if they do , it is a very bad one - swear , talk loud , repeat the same thing fifty ...
... conversation is a sacrifice to politeness , so the conversation of low life is nothing but rudeness . They contradict you without giving a reason , or if they do , it is a very bad one - swear , talk loud , repeat the same thing fifty ...
Pagina 467
... conversation from a very agreeable paper he has lately published , called the Indicator , than which nothing can be more happily conceived or executed . The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard . Authors ...
... conversation from a very agreeable paper he has lately published , called the Indicator , than which nothing can be more happily conceived or executed . The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard . Authors ...
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... conversation . One way in which public exhibi- tions contribute to refine and humanise mankind , is by supplying them with ideas and subjects of conversation and interest in common . The progress of civilization is in proportion to the ...
... conversation . One way in which public exhibi- tions contribute to refine and humanise mankind , is by supplying them with ideas and subjects of conversation and interest in common . The progress of civilization is in proportion to the ...
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On the Love of Life | 8 |
On Living to Onesself | 24 |
On Reading Old Books | 40 |
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