Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 75
... live , and that is all . There is a very pretty French epigram upon the death of such an ignorant , insignificant fellow , the sting of which is , that all that can be said of him is , that he was once alive , and that he is now dead ...
... live , and that is all . There is a very pretty French epigram upon the death of such an ignorant , insignificant fellow , the sting of which is , that all that can be said of him is , that he was once alive , and that he is now dead ...
Σελίδα 279
... live , as long as you are fit to live , but no longer ! or , may you rather die , before you cease to be fit to live , than after ! My true tenderness for you makes me think more of the manner than of the length of your life , and ...
... live , as long as you are fit to live , but no longer ! or , may you rather die , before you cease to be fit to live , than after ! My true tenderness for you makes me think more of the manner than of the length of your life , and ...
Σελίδα 342
... live with those of his own party , than to act against those who oppose it . 21. The greatest dangers have their allurements , if the want of success is likely to be attended with a degree of glory . Middling dangers are horrid , when ...
... live with those of his own party , than to act against those who oppose it . 21. The greatest dangers have their allurements , if the want of success is likely to be attended with a degree of glory . Middling dangers are horrid , when ...
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