A Casual Acquaintance (Paperback)


This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII. LOST, Arnold Elmore was about twenty-three years of age, but he looked considerably older; for he was a grave scholar, and thought will sometimes plough lines in the face before time has graven a wrinkle upon it. He was of moderate height, slightly made; but, owing to his sedentary occupation, he had acquired a habit of stooping, which made him appear less tall than he really was. His light-brown hair shaded an open intellectual forehead; his large blue eyes were so full of thought that common observers at times might think them dull, for their light, kindled by the lamp of knowledge, flashed only in strange fitful gleams. When his heart was touched by a tale of oppression, or his spirit stirred by any great and noble act, he spoke with an enthusiasm that astonished his hearers; his whole soul then seemed to be inflamed with the subject, and language flowed from his lips in a perfect flood of eloquence, rushing onward like a torrent bearing all before it. Rich in imagery, graceful in thought, and strong in argument, he rarely failed to triumph over all opposition. At Balliol College, where he matriculated, some few of the students formed among themselves a debating-club (in addition to their regular debating-rooms), for the constant exercise of their reflective and argumentative powers, in order that by continual practice they might acquire the habit of speaking in public without nervousness or hesitation. At these parties, where some of no mean powers entered the lists, Arnold Elmore invariably carried the palm. Though his features were homely, their expression varied with every thought that floated through his mind; he was never two minutes alike--there was always something fresh and refreshing in his face that made it pleasant to look on. ...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII. LOST, Arnold Elmore was about twenty-three years of age, but he looked considerably older; for he was a grave scholar, and thought will sometimes plough lines in the face before time has graven a wrinkle upon it. He was of moderate height, slightly made; but, owing to his sedentary occupation, he had acquired a habit of stooping, which made him appear less tall than he really was. His light-brown hair shaded an open intellectual forehead; his large blue eyes were so full of thought that common observers at times might think them dull, for their light, kindled by the lamp of knowledge, flashed only in strange fitful gleams. When his heart was touched by a tale of oppression, or his spirit stirred by any great and noble act, he spoke with an enthusiasm that astonished his hearers; his whole soul then seemed to be inflamed with the subject, and language flowed from his lips in a perfect flood of eloquence, rushing onward like a torrent bearing all before it. Rich in imagery, graceful in thought, and strong in argument, he rarely failed to triumph over all opposition. At Balliol College, where he matriculated, some few of the students formed among themselves a debating-club (in addition to their regular debating-rooms), for the constant exercise of their reflective and argumentative powers, in order that by continual practice they might acquire the habit of speaking in public without nervousness or hesitation. At these parties, where some of no mean powers entered the lists, Arnold Elmore invariably carried the palm. Though his features were homely, their expression varied with every thought that floated through his mind; he was never two minutes alike--there was always something fresh and refreshing in his face that made it pleasant to look on. ...

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General Books LLC

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United States

Release date

February 2012

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First published

February 2012

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246 x 189 x 3mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

Pages

56

ISBN-13

978-1-150-42168-6

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9781150421686

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1-150-42168-1



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