Kindred Arts: Conversation and Public SpeakingMacmillan, 1929 - 200 Seiten |
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... feeling that he has contributed to the general enjoyment . I may venture to mention a few concrete illustrations . A returned traveller in the Holy Land and a devout lady versed in biblical lore , were re- cently seated next each other ...
... feeling that he has contributed to the general enjoyment . I may venture to mention a few concrete illustrations . A returned traveller in the Holy Land and a devout lady versed in biblical lore , were re- cently seated next each other ...
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... feeling , the readiness and the forbearance of a trained conversationalist . In spite of his great fame as a statesman he had a most engaging simplicity , an innate modesty and a pungent wit which were sure to commend him to any company ...
... feeling , the readiness and the forbearance of a trained conversationalist . In spite of his great fame as a statesman he had a most engaging simplicity , an innate modesty and a pungent wit which were sure to commend him to any company ...
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... feeling . I have heard a Bishop of one of the Evangelical sects pronounce portions of the service in such tones and in such postures that even those not cynically inclined must have been reminded of the stage rather than the sanctuary ...
... feeling . I have heard a Bishop of one of the Evangelical sects pronounce portions of the service in such tones and in such postures that even those not cynically inclined must have been reminded of the stage rather than the sanctuary ...
Inhalt
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | 3 |
EFFECT OF SOCIAL CHANGES IN AMERICA | 10 |
OCCASIONS SUITED TO THE CULTIVATION | 20 |
Urheberrecht | |
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