 I never heard anything from him in company that was at all striking ; and depend upon it, Sir, it is when you come close to a man in conversation, that you discover what his real abilities are : to make a speech in a public assembly is a knack. Now I...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 58by James Boswell - 1831Full view - About this book
 | 1900 - 674 pages
...would kill me." " It is when you come close to a man in conversation," he said on another occasion, " that you discover what his real abilities are. To make a speech in an assembly is a knack. Now I honour Thurlow, sir ; Thurlow is a fine fellow, he iairly puts his mind... | |
 | Leslie Stephen - Poets, English - 1902 - 724 pages
...would kill me." " It is when you come close to a man in conversation," he said on another occasion, " that you discover what his real abilities are. To make a speech in an assembly is a knack. Now I honour Thurlow, sir ; Thurlow is a fine fellow, he fairly puts his mind... | |
 | James Boswell - 1852 - 344 pages
...in company that was at all striking ; and depend upon it, Sir, it is when you come close to a man in conversation, that you discover what his real abilities...fairly puts his mind to yours." After repeating to him soma of his pointed, lively sayings, I said, " It is a pity, Sir, you don't always remember your own... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 726 pages
...in company that was at all striking ; and depend upon it, Sir, it is when you come close to a man in conversation, that you discover what his real abilities are ; to make a speech in a publick assembly is a knack. Now I honour Thurlow, Sir ; Thurlow is a fine fellow ; he fairly puts... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 638 pages
...was at all striking ; and, depend upon it, Sir, it is when you come close to a man irKconversation, that you discover what his real abilities are : to...remember your own good things, that you may have a laugh * [Lord Mansfield. — Croker.} •f Knowing as well as I do what precision and elegance of oratory... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1907 - 634 pages
...in company that was at all striking; and, depend upon it, Sir, it is when you come close to a man in conversation, that you discover what his real abilities...a fine fellow ; he fairly puts his mind to yours." From an engraving try Thos. Holloway WILLIAM MURRAY, FIRST EARL OF MANSFIELD (b. 1705, d. 1793) son... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - Quotations, English - 1908 - 788 pages
...pleasant and witty, before the learned and grave. — Monlaigne. It IB when yon come close to a man in )Q *B( Dj !pŚq1l+F H # ^ ƪ C ; 슿 ? \ }W ~ r( n& = E* Aґ} va ` : — Johnson. That is the happiest conversation where there is no competition, no vanity, but only a... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - Quotations, English - 1908 - 772 pages
...before the learned and grave. — Montaigne. It is when yon come close to a man in conversation that von discover what his real abilities are. — To make a speech in a public assembly is a knack. — ,/ohnton. That is the happiest conversation where there is no competition, no vanity, but only... | |
 | 1909 - 858 pages
...evea in such contests, though the note of controversy was too much stressed, there was great gain. "Thurlow is a fine fellow, he fairly puts his mind to yours." Here, after all, lies the true worth of conversation. No reading of books, no printed disputation,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1910 - 542 pages
...in company that was at all striking ; and depend upon it, Sir, it is when you come close to a man in conversation, that you discover what his real abilities...public assembly is a knack. Now I honour Thurlow, Sir; Tliarlow is a fine fellow ; he fairly puts his mind to yours." 2 After repeating to him some of his... | |
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