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But there is a tone of _philosophe_ (or I fancied it), which I did not quite like." BUT THERE IS A TONE OF PHILOSOFF OR I FANCIED IT WHICH I DID NOT QUITE LIKE
ent confusion of ideas ending with some felicitous phrase of genius, his _naïveté_, his simplicity not untouched with a dash of sarcasm affecting innocence--one was often reminded of the gifted and interesting friend of Burke and Johnson. There was, however, one trait in which my father did not resemble Goldsmith; he had no vanity. Indeed, one of his few infirmities was rather a deficiency of self-esteem.” [Sidenote: Chorley’s _Personal Reminiscences_.] “Mr. D’Israeli was announced.... An old gentleman, _strictly_ in his appearance; a countenance which at first glance (owing, perhaps, to the mouth, which hangs), I fancied slightly chargeable with solidity of expression, but which developed strong sense as it talked; a rather _soigné_ style of dress for so old a man, and a manner good-humoured, complimentary (to Gebir), discursive and prosy, bespeaking that engrossment and interest in his own pursuits which might be expected to be found in a person so patient in research and collection. OMPARE HIM TO IN HIS CONVERSATION HIS APPARENT CONFUSION OF IDEAS ENDING WITH SOME FELICITOUS PHRASE OF GENIUS HIS NAIVETE HIS SIMPLICITY NOT UNTOUCHED WITH A DASH OF SARCASM AFFECTING INNOCENCE ONE WAS OFTEN REMINDED OF THE GIFTED AND INTERESTING FRIEND OF BURKE AND JOHNSON THERE WAS HOWEVER ONE TRAIT IN WHICH MY FATHER DID NOT RESEMBLE GOLDSMITH HE HAD NO VANITY INDEED ONE OF HIS FEW INFIRMITIES WAS RATHER A DEFICIENCY OF SELF ESTEEM FROM CHARLEY'S PERSONAL REMINISCENCES MISTER DISRAELIE WAS ANNOUNCED AN OLD GENTLEMAN STRICTLY IN HIS APPEARANCE A COUNTENANCE WHICH AT FIRST GLANCE OWING PERHAPS TO THE MOUTH WHICH HANGS I FANCIED SLIGHTLY CHARGEABLE WITH SOLIDITY OF EXPRESSION BUT WHICH DEVELOPED STRONG SENSE AS IT TALKED A RATHER SWANNER STYLE OF DRESS FOR SO OLD A MAN AND A MANNER GOOD HUMOURED COMPLIMENTARY TO GABBEAH DISCURSIVE AND PROSY BESPEAKING THAT ENGROSSMENT AND INTEREST IN HIS OWN PURSUITS WHICH MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO BE FOUND IN A PERSON SO PATIENT IN RESEARCH AND COLLECTION
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