George Combe - The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the ...

George Combe Zitate

The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same success. Many individuals expressed their gratification at having discovered such simple means of relieving the tedium of a long discourse.

George Combe

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Die gleiche Praxis wurde jeden Abend mit dem gleichen Erfolg fortgesetzt. Viele Menschen äußerten ihre Befriedigung darüber, solche einfachen Mittel entdeckt zu haben, um die Langeweile eines langen Diskurses abzubauen.

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