Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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Page 53
... thing that good talk must lack is the conscious- ness of being good talk . The moment a performer enters a group he ... things to be present at Lamb's when such men were talking . I 53 The Conversation of Authors.
... thing that good talk must lack is the conscious- ness of being good talk . The moment a performer enters a group he ... things to be present at Lamb's when such men were talking . I 53 The Conversation of Authors.
Page 97
... thing to them which left a wound . You should bear this in mind to offset my charge of insensitiveness . But he was ... things ; and spoken wit , when reported , loses half its winged gaiety . FASHIONS IN LITERATURE S you may have ...
... thing to them which left a wound . You should bear this in mind to offset my charge of insensitiveness . But he was ... things ; and spoken wit , when reported , loses half its winged gaiety . FASHIONS IN LITERATURE S you may have ...
Page 167
... thing distingué is welcome " . When he was nineteen he wrote : " We have several parties here , and this evening a large assortment of jockeys , gam- blers , boxers , authors , parsons , and poets , sup with me , but they go on well ...
... thing distingué is welcome " . When he was nineteen he wrote : " We have several parties here , and this evening a large assortment of jockeys , gam- blers , boxers , authors , parsons , and poets , sup with me , but they go on well ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
Copyright | |
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