 | 1819 - 780 strani
...predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed bis mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose...taste of his present hearers. As to their capacity, be gave himself no trouble ; and, indeed, such was bis singular talent for making all things plain,... | |
 | 1819 - 708 strani
...which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have DO choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1819 - 610 strani
...mine they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another ; but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopoedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1820 - 494 strani
...which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1820 - 482 strani
...which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1820 - 496 strani
...which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1820 - 450 strani
...which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1823 - 944 strani
...which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice of predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1819 - 606 strani
...mine they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another ; but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopœdia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1823 - 944 strani
...which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice of predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
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... turn, but readily and quietly took up whatever was presented by those around him, and astonished the idle and barren propounders of an ordinary theme, by the treasures which he drew from the mine they had unconsciously opened. 
