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" Here for hours would Coleridge talk, concerning all conceivable or inconceivable things ; and liked nothing better than to have an intelligent, or failing that, even a silent and patient human listener. He distinguished himself to all that ever heard... "
The Life of John Sterling - Page 71
by Thomas Carlyle - 1852 - 344 pages
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The New Monthly Belle Assemblée, Volumes 36-37

Fashion - 742 pages
...better than to have an intelligent, or failing that, even a »ilent and patient human listener. He distinguished himself to all that ever heard him as...the most surprising talker extant in this world— and'to some small minority, by no means to all, as the most excellent. * * * Brow and head were round,...
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Sharpe's London magazine, a journal of entertainment and ..., Volume 15

Anna Maria Hall - 426 pages
...obtained. • • • " iie distinguished himself to all who ever heard him as at least the most turpriging talker extant in this world — and to some small minority, by no means to all, the most excellent. The good man, he was now getting old, towards sixty perhaps ; and gave you the...
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The Life of John Sterling

Thomas Carlyle - Authors, English - 1851 - 360 pages
...nothing better than to have an intelligent, or failing that, even a silent and patient human listener. He distinguished himself to all that ever heard him as...surprising talker extant in this world, — and to some'i small minority, by no means to all, as the most excellent. The good man, he was now getting...
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Memoirs of William Wordsworth, Compiled from Authentic Sources; with: With ...

George Searle Phillips - 1852 - 314 pages
...of England, with its singular old rubrics and surplices at Allhallowtide, Esto perpetua. * * * * He distinguished himself to all that ever heard him as...this world, — and to some small minority, (by no 1 spoilt as a poet by going to Germany. The bent of his mind, at all times very much inclined to metaphysical...
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The Christian remembrancer; or, The Churchman's Biblical ..., Volume 23

1852 - 532 pages
...city. Here for hours would Coleridge talk, concerning all conceivable or inconceivable things. . . . 1 The good man, he was now getting old, towards sixty...perhaps ; and gave you the idea of a life that had oeen full of sufferings; a life heavy-laden, half-vanquished, still swimming painfully in seas of manifold...
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The Church of England quarterly review, Volume 31

1852 - 528 pages
...is minutely faithful and supremely unpleasant. We will give some glimpses of him: — • " The old man— he was now getting old — towards sixty, perhaps, and gave you the idea of a life that liad been full of sufferings — a life heavy-laden, half vanquished, still swimming painfully in seas...
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Hogg's Instructor, Volumes 9-10

English literature - 1852 - 1070 pages
...attracting towards him the thoughts of innumerable brave souls still engaged there. . . . The good man, be was now getting old, towards sixty perhaps ; and gave you the idea of a life that ha'l bt-en full of sufferings; a life heavy-laden, half- vanquished, still swimming painfully in seas...
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The New Church Repository and Monthly Review, Volume 5

1852 - 598 pages
...C'arlylean feast prepared for those who can reb'sh it in tho following character of Coleridge : — the " The good man, he was now getting old, towards sixty perhaps ; and gave you с idea of a life that had been full of sufferings ; a life heavy-laden, half-vanquished. still swimming...
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Life of Friedrich Schiller (1825): Life of John Sterling (1851)

Thomas Carlyle - Authors, English - 1857 - 432 pages
...better than to have an intelligent, or failing that, even a. silent and patient human listener. He distinguished himself to all that ever heard him as at least the most sm-prising talker extent in this world, — and to some small minority, by no means to all, as the...
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The Life of John Sterling

Thomas Carlyle - 1871 - 270 pages
...nothing better than to have an intelligent, or failing that, even a silent and patient human listener. He distinguished himself to all that ever heard him as...at least the most surprising talker extant .in this world,—and to some small minority, by no means to all, as the most excellent. The good man, he was...
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