... weight and brevity of his observations; and set off to the greatest advantage the pleasant anecdotes, which he delivered with the same grave brow, and the same calm smile playing soberly on his lips. The Steam Engine - Page 117edited by - 1856 - 188 pagesFull view - About this book
| Richard Garnett - 1905 - 494 pages
...There was nothing of effort indeed, or impatience, any more than of pride or levity, in his demeanour; and there was a finer expression of reposing strength...abhorrence for all sorts of forwardness, parade, and pretensions; and, indeed, never failed to put all such impostures out of countenance by the manly plainness... | |
| Andrew Carnegie - 1905 - 260 pages
...There was nothing of effort indeed, or impatience, any more than pride or levity, in his demeanour; and there was a finer expression of reposing strength,...abhorrence for all sorts of forwardness, parade and pretensions; and, indeed, never failed to put all such impostures out of countenance, by the manly... | |
| Andrew Carnegie - 1905 - 260 pages
...effort indeed, or impatience, any more than pride or levity, in his demeanour; and there was a liner expression of reposing strength, and mild self-possession...abhorrence for all sorts of forwardness, parade and pretensions; and, indeed, never failed to put all such impostures out of countenance, by the manly... | |
| Henry Smith Williams - 1910 - 402 pages
...and the same calm smile playing soberly on his lips. ' ' There was nothing of effort, indeed , or of impatience, any more than of pride or levity, in his...pretension ; and indeed never failed to put all such impostors out of countenance, by the manly plainness and honest intrepidity of his language and deportment.... | |
| Henry Smith Williams - 1912 - 408 pages
...tone, and the same calm smile playing soberly on his lips. "There was nothing of effort, indeed, or of impatience, any more than of pride or levity, in his...pretension ; and indeed never failed to put all such impostors out of countenance, by the manly plainness and honest intrepidity of his language and deportment.... | |
| Newfoundland Council of Higher Education - 1915 - 232 pages
...or imp-t-ence, any more than of pride or lev-ty, in his dem-nour ; and there was a finer expr-sion of reposing strength and mild self-possession in his manner than we ever recol-ct to have met with in any other person. He had in his ch-r-cter the utmost abhor-nce for all... | |
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