He is at home in any society, he has common ground with every class; he knows when to speak and when to be silent; he is able to converse, he is able to listen; he can ask a question pertinently and gain a lesson seasonably... Hours with Men and Books - Seite 120von William Mathews - 1877 - 352 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1926 - 748 Seiten
...them his own, how to influence them, how to come to an understanding with them, how to bear with them. He is at home in any society ; he has common ground...himself ; he is ever ready, yet never in the way; he is » pleasant companion, and a comrade you can depend upon ; he knows when to be serious and when to... | |
| 1855 - 864 Seiten
...their state of mind, how to bring before them his own, how to influence them, how to bear with them. Ha is at home in any society ; he has common ground with...never in the way ; he is a pleasant companion and comrade you can depend upon ; he knows when to be serious and when to trifle ; and he has a sure tact... | |
| 1882 - 514 Seiten
...them his own, how to influence them, how to come to an understanding with them, how to bear with them. He is at home in any society ; he has common ground...he can ask a question pertinently and gain a lesson reasonably when he has nothing to impart himself; he is ever ready, yet never in the way ; he is a... | |
| University College of North Wales. Senate - 1892 - 102 Seiten
...them his own, how to influence them, how to come to an understanding with them, how to bear with them. He is at home in any society, he has common ground...never in the way ; he is a pleasant companion, and a comradeyou can depend upon ; he knows when to be serious and when t» trifle, and he has a sure tact... | |
| Charles Franklin Thwing - 1893 - 208 Seiten
...irrelevant. It prepares him to fill any post with credit, and to master any subject with facility. He is at home in any society, he has common ground...to listen; he can ask a question pertinently, and give a lesson seasonably; he is ever ready, yet never in the way; he is a pleasant companion, and a... | |
| 1889 - 686 Seiten
...them his own, how to influence them, how to come to an understanding with them, how to bear with them. He is at home in any society, he has common ground...able to listen ; he can ask a question pertinently, aud gain a lesson seasonably, when he has nothing to impart himself; he is ever ready, yet never in... | |
| Charles Franklin Thwing - 1893 - 216 Seiten
...irrelevant. It prepares him to fill any post with credit, and to master any subject with facility. He is at home in any society, he has common ground...he is able to converse, he is able to listen ; he -••ion pertinently, and give a lesson seasonably; he is ever ready, yet never in the way; he is... | |
| William John R. C. Walsh (Archbishop of Dublin.), William Joseph Walsh - 1897 - 564 Seiten
...understanding with them, how to bear with them. He is at home in any society, he has common "round with every class ; he knows when to speak, and when...seasonably, when he has nothing to impart himself. . . " He has the repose of a mind which lives in itself, while it lives in the world, and which has resources... | |
| Saint John Henry Newman - 1899 - 598 Seiten
...influence them, how to come to an under^ standing with them, how to bear with them. He is at Ohome in any society, he has common ground with every »....class ; he knows when to speak and when to be silent ; ^ ^Jie is able to converse, he is able to listen ; he can ask a ^question pertinently, and gain a... | |
| Frank Aydelotte - 1913 - 172 Seiten
...them his own, how to influence them, how to come to an understanding with them, how to bear with them. He is at home in any society, he has common ground...never in the way ; he is a pleasant companion and a conv rade you can depend upon; he knows when to be serious and when to trifle, and has a sure tact... | |
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