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] "I found him a most kindly and courteous gentleman, obviously of a tender, loving nature, and certainly more than willing to give me what I asked for. I FOUND HIM A MOST KINDLY AND COURTEOUS GENTLEMAN OBVIOUSLY OF A TENDER LOVING NATURE AND CERTAINLY MORE THAN WILLING TO GIVE ME WHAT I ASKED FOR
darted quick flashes of fire when some generous indignation at injustice, or some high-wrought feeling of admiration at magnanimity, or some sudden emotion of interest and excitement touched him. Swift-glancing, appreciative, rapidly observant, truly superb orbits they were, worthy of the other features in his manly, handsome face. The mouth was singularly mobile, full-lipped, well-shaped, and expressive; sensitive, nay restless, in its susceptibility to impression that swayed him, or sentiment that moved him. He, who saw into apparently slightest trifles that were fraught to his perception with deeper significance; he, who beheld human nature with insight almost superhuman, and who revered good and abhorred evil with intensity, showed instantaneously by his expressive countenance the kind of idea that possessed him. This made his conversation enthralling, his acting first-rate, and his reading superlative.” ISAAC D’ISRAELI 1766-1848 [Sidenote: S. C. Hall’s _Retrospect of a long Life_.  SECTION THIRTY ONE OF WORD PORTRAITS OF FAMOUS WRITERS THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY ADEL POOLY WORD PORTRAITS OF FAMOUS WRITERS EDITED BY MABEL E WOTTON ISAAC DISRAELI SEVENTEEN SIXTY SIX EIGHTEEN FORTY EIGHT FROM S C HALL'S RETROSPECT OF A LONG LIFE
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