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... Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington - Página 203por George Washington Parke Custis - 1860 - 644 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 662 páginas
...with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency...for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic, to which he added surveying at a later day. His time was employed in action chiefly,... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 páginas
...with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency...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,... | |
| 1830 - 592 páginas
...with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency...for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic, to which he added surveying in a later : day. His time was employed in action chiefly,... | |
| 1830 - 658 páginas
...with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency...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,... | |
| B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 982 páginas
...with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas nor fluency...for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic, to which he added surveying at a later day. His time was employed in action chiefly,... | |
| B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 568 páginas
...with gaiety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency...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... | |
| Stephen Simpson - 1833 - 408 páginas
...with safety, he took a free share in conversation; his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency...with the world; for his education was merely reading, writ^ ing and common arithmetic, to which he added surveying at a later day. His time was employed... | |
| 1843 - 854 páginas
...with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas nor fluency...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... | |
| George Tucker - 1837 - 608 páginas
...wilh safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity., possessing neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency...for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic, to which he added surveying at a later day. His time was employed in action chiefly,... | |
| 1838 - 556 páginas
...with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency...for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic, to which lie added surveying at a later day. His time was- employed in action chiefly,... | |
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