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Conversation - Quotations, maxims, etc

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    The management of the tongue. Under these following heads. 1 Of conversation. 2 The babbler. 3 The Silent Man. 4 The Witty Man. 5 The Droll. 6 The Jester. 7 The Disputer. 8 The Opiniater. 9 The Heedless and Inconsiderate Man. 10 The Complimenter. 11 The Man, who praises others. 12 The Flatterer. 13 The Lyar. 14 The Boaster. 15 The Ill Tongue. 16 The Swearer. 17 The Promiser. 18 The Novelist. 19 The Tale-Bearer. 20 The Adviser. 21 The Reprover. 22. The Instructer. 23 The Man, who trusts others, or is trusted with a Secret. 24 The Tongue of Women. 25 The Language of Love. 26 The complainer. 27 The comforter. Done out of French.

    Bordelon, Laurent, 1653-1730. | Date: 1707
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