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" The pleasantry, perhaps, of no man of wit had so unlaboured an appearance. It seemed rather to escape from his mind than to be produced by it... "
The Varieties of Human Greatness: A Discourse on the Life and Character of ... - Page 79
by Alexander Young - 1838 - 119 pages
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OUR OWN FIRESIDE

REV. CHARLES BULLOCK - 1865 - 700 pages
...conversation he had th» simplicity and playfulness and unaffected mannen of a child. His own remarks ' seemed rather to escape from his mind than to be produced by it.' He laughed heartily, and nibbed his hands, and jumped up, when an observation was made that greatly pleased him, because it...
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The Peerage of Poverty: Or, Learners and Workers in Fields, Farms, and Factories

Edwin Paxton Hood - 1870 - 552 pages
...conversation he had the simplicity and playfulness and unaffected manners of a child. His own remarks "seemed rather to escape from his mind than to be produced'...stifle any of the innocent impulses of his nature. All these are fine traits of character ; they mark a noble man. A venerable lady, after her first interview...
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 41

1870 - 972 pages
...was delightful. The pleasantry, perhaps, of no man of wit had so unlabored an appearance. It seemed rather to escape from his mind than to be produced by it. He had lived on the most intimate terms with all his contemporaries distinguished by wit, politeness,...
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The Advanced Book of Reading Lessons: Forming a Supplement to the Fourth and ...

Ontario. Council of Public Instruction - 1871 - 506 pages
...was delightful. The pleasantry, perhaps, of no man of wit had so unlabored an appearance. It seemed rather to escape from his mind than to be produced by it. He had lived on the most intimate terms with all contemporaries distinguished by wit, politeness, philosophy,...
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The treasury of British eloquence, compiled by R. Cochrane

Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer) - 1877 - 558 pages
...was delightful. The pleasantry, perhaps, of no man of wit had so unlaboured an appearance. It seemed repealed absolutely, had lived on the most intimate terms with all his contemporaries, distinguished by wit, politeness,...
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British Classical Authors. Select Specimens of the National Literature of ...

Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 pages
...society of Europe. The pleasantry, perhaps, of no man of wit had so unlaboured an appearance. It seemed foldings of its robe, it brought two children: wretched, ab had lived on the most intimate terms with all the contemporaries distinguished for politeness, or philosophy,...
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