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On common topics nobody is more commonplace. He does not feel them, but if the subject excites him, there is an air of originality in his remarks which, if it convinces you of nothing else, convinces you that you are talking with an extraordinary man. ON COMMON TOPICS NOBODY IS MORE COMMONPLACE HE DOES NOT FEEL THEM BUT IF THE SUBJECT EXCITES HIM THERE IS AN AIR OF ORIGINALITY IN HIS REMARKS WHICH IF IT CONVINCES YOU OF NOTHING ELSE CONVINCES YOU THAT YOU ARE TALKING WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN
g a very pure, and lofty, and high-minded person. A great and holy reverence of right and truth seemed to be with her always. Such, in our brief interview, she appeared to me.”--1851. HENRY, LORD BROUGHAM 1778-1868 [Sidenote: Ticknor’s _Life and Letters_.] “Brougham, whom I knew in society, and from seeing him both at his chambers and at my own lodgings, is now about thirty-eight, tall, thin, and rather awkward, with a plain and not very expressive countenance, and simple or even slovenly manners. He is evidently nervous, and a slight convulsive movement about the muscles of his lips gives him an unpleasant expression now and then. In short, all that is exterior in him, and all that goes to make up the first impression, is unfavourable. The first thing that removes this impression is the heartiness and good-will he shows you, whose motive cannot be mistaken, for such kindness comes only from the heart. This is the first thing, but a stranger presently begins to remark his conversation. CORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY ADAILLE POOLEY WORD PORTRAITS ARE FAMOUS WRITERS EDITED BY MABEL E WOTTON HENRY LORD BROUGHAM SEVENTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT EIGHTEEN SIXTY EIGHT FROM TICKLER'S LIFE AND LETTERS BROWHAM WHO I KNEW IN SOCIETY AND FROM SEEING HIM BOTH AT HIS CHAMBERS AND AT MY LODGINGS IS NOW ABOUT THIRTY EIGHT TALL THIN AND RATHER AWKWARD WITH A PLAIN AND NOT VERY EXPRESSIVE COUNTENANCE AND SIMPLE OR EVEN SLOVENLY MANNERS HE IS EVIDENTLY NERVOUS AND A SLIGHT CONVULSIVE MOVEMENT ABOUT THE MUSCLES OF HIS LIPS GIVES HIM AN UNPLEASANT EXPRESSION NOW AND THEN IN SHORT ALL THAT IS EXTERIOR IN HIM AND ALL THAT GOES TO MAKE UP THE FIRST IMPRESSION IS UNFAVORABLE THE FIRST THING THAT REMOVES THIS IMPRESSION IS THE HEARTINESS AND GOOD WILL HE SHOWS YOU WHOSE MOTIVE CANNOT BE MISTAKEN FOR SUCH KINDNESS COMES ONLY FROM THE HEART THIS IS THE FIRST THING BUT A STRANGER PRESENTLY BEGINS TO REMARK HIS CONVERSATION
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