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 | American essays - 1910 - 964 pages
...himself 'honestly forced to inculcate the dreadful doctrine that life does not pay.' 'His bearing was cold and uninviting, his style of conversation either openly cynical or affectedly good-natured . . . his bonhomie was forced, his wit biting.' This unflattering picture was drawn, to be sure, by... | |
 | Edmund Hodgson Yates - 1859 - 26 pages
...whisker, but otherwise is clean shaven. No one meeting him could fail to recognise in him a gentleman; his bearing is cold and uninviting, his style of conversation...cynical, or affectedly good-natured and benevolent; his bonhomieis forced, his wit biting, his pride easily touched — but his appearance is invariably that... | |
 | John Camden Hotten - 1864 - 276 pages
...whisker, but otherwise is clean shaven. No one meeting him could fail to recognize in him a gentleman : his bearing is cold and uninviting, his style of conversation...cynical or affectedly good-natured and benevolent ; his bonhommie is forced, his wit biting, his pride easily touched — but his appearance is invariably... | |
 | John Camden Hotten - 1864 - 294 pages
...whisker, but otherwise is clean shaven. No one meeting him could fail to recognize in him a gentleman : his bearing is cold and uninviting, his style of conversation...cynical or affectedly good-natured and benevolent ; his lorihommie is forced, his wit biting, his pride easily touched — but his appearance is invariably... | |
 | John Camden Hotten - Novelists, English - 1870 - 120 pages
...expressive, but remarkable for the fracture of the bridge of the nose, the result of an accident in youth. His bearing is cold and uninviting, his style of conversation...forced, his wit biting, his pride easily touched. "His SUCCESS. "No one succeeds better than Mr. Thackeray in cutting his coat according to his cloth.... | |
 | John Camden Hotten - 1870 - 206 pages
...expressive, hut remarkable for the fracture of the bridge of the nose, the result of an accident in youth. His bearing is cold and uninviting, his style of conversation either openly cynical or affectedly good-iiiitnred and benevolent; hia bonhomie is forced, his wit biting, his pride easily touched. "His... | |
 | John Camden Hotten - 1870 - 138 pages
...is cold and uninviting, his style of conversation either openly cynical or affectedly good-natnred and benevolent ; his bonhomie is forced, his wit biting, his pride easily touched. "His SUCCESS. "No one succeeds better than Mr. Thackeray in cutting his coat according to his cloth.... | |
 | American literature - 1879 - 592 pages
...with any respect for themselves could not endure him. His heart was cold, his disposition cynical, and his manners so haughty and repelling that everybody...Cynicism was his philosophy, and contempt his religion. Seeing nothing to love or respect in human nature, he pursued his species with merciless ridicule —... | |
 | John Camden Hotten - 1873 - 812 pages
...expressive, but remarkable for the fracture of the bridge of the nose, the result of an accident in youth, His bearing is cold and uninviting, his style of conversation...cynical or affectedly good-natured and benevolent ; his bonhommie is forced, his wit biting, his pride easily touched. " His SUCCESS. " No one succeeds better... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Novelists, English - 1874 - 336 pages
...whisker, but otherwise is clean shaven. No one meeting him could fail to recognize in him a gentleman : his bearing is cold and uninviting, his style of conversation...cynical, or affectedly good-natured and benevolent ; his bonhommie is forced, his wit biting, his pride easily touched — but his, appearance is invariably... | |
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