Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 75
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. then , consequently , be sensible how advantageous it is for a man , who speaks in public , whether it be in Parliament , in the pulpit , or at the bar ( that is , in the courts of law ) , to ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. then , consequently , be sensible how advantageous it is for a man , who speaks in public , whether it be in Parliament , in the pulpit , or at the bar ( that is , in the courts of law ) , to ...
Σελίδα 169
... consequently writes so too . He looks upon the best classical books as books for schoolboys , and consequently below him , but pores over fragments of obscure authors , treasures up the obsolete words which he meets with there , and ...
... consequently writes so too . He looks upon the best classical books as books for schoolboys , and consequently below him , but pores over fragments of obscure authors , treasures up the obsolete words which he meets with there , and ...
Σελίδα 290
... consequently , you will speak to very little purpose . An agreeable and distinct elocution ; without which nobody will hear you with patience ; this everybody may acquire who is not born with some imperfection in the organs of speech ...
... consequently , you will speak to very little purpose . An agreeable and distinct elocution ; without which nobody will hear you with patience ; this everybody may acquire who is not born with some imperfection in the organs of speech ...
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