Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 186
... hand , they are gnawed with envy , and cannot help discovering it , of those who surpass them in any of these articles ; which are far from being sure criterions of merit . They are , like- wise , jealous of being slighted ; and ...
... hand , they are gnawed with envy , and cannot help discovering it , of those who surpass them in any of these articles ; which are far from being sure criterions of merit . They are , like- wise , jealous of being slighted ; and ...
Σελίδα 199
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. self , and not through the hands of any servant , who always either ... hand . Never , from a mistaken economy , buy a thing you do not want , because it is cheap ; or , from a silly pride ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. self , and not through the hands of any servant , who always either ... hand . Never , from a mistaken economy , buy a thing you do not want , because it is cheap ; or , from a silly pride ...
Σελίδα 271
... hand to execute , any mischief . I shall not now enter into the justness of this character of Mr. Hampden , to whose brave stand against the illegal demand of ship - money , we owe our present liberties ; but I mention it to you as the ...
... hand to execute , any mischief . I shall not now enter into the justness of this character of Mr. Hampden , to whose brave stand against the illegal demand of ship - money , we owe our present liberties ; but I mention it to you as the ...
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