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" Although in the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency of words. In public, when called... "
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Journal - Page 78
1909
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Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies: From the Papers of ..., Volume 4

Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 552 pages
...circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity,...an easy and correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing and common arithmetic, to...
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Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J ...

Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity,...unready, short, and embarrassed. Yet he wrote readily, rat hit diffusely, in an easy and correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world,...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th]

1830 - 592 pages
...circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity,...an easy and correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic,...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

1830 - 658 pages
...circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity,...readily, rather diffusely, in an easy and correct ityle. This he had acquired by conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing,...
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Sketches of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of Thomas Jefferson: With ...

B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 568 pages
...circle of his friends. where he might be unreserved with gaiety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity,...opinion, he was unready. short. and embarrassed. Yet ho wrote readily, rather diffusely, in an easy and correct stylo. This he had acquired by conversation...
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The Lives of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson: With a Parallel ...

Stephen Simpson - 1833 - 408 pages
...circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation; his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity,...an easy and correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world; for his education was merely reading, writ^ ing and common arithmetic,...
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Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ..., Volume 27

1843 - 854 pages
...circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity,...embarrassed. Yet he wrote readily, rather diffusely, in au easy and correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world, for his education was...
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Life of Thomas Jefferson: With Selections from the Most Valuable Portions of ...

B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 442 pages
...might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents wore not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness...an easy and correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic,...
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The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States ..., Volume 2

George Tucker - 1837 - 608 pages
...circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved wilh safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity.,...an easy and correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic,...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 66

1838 - 556 pages
...circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity,...an easy and correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic,...
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