On Conversation (1756) [ Concepts ]
… sullen and uncommunicative disposition; while, on the other hand, the loquacious French have been allowed to possess the art of conversing beyond all other people. The Englishman requires to be wound up frequently, and stops as soon as he is … of speech, the same grimace and action, as two courtiers on the Thuilleries. I shall not attempt to lay down any particular rules for conversation, but rather point out such faults in discourse and behaviour, as render the company of … energy. These orators are remarkable for their distinct elocution and force of expression: they dwell on the important particles of and the , and the significant conjunctive and ; which they seem to hawk up with much difficulty out of …
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