Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 172
... matter , and that nothing exists but in idea ; that you and I only fancy ourselves eating , drink- ing , and sleeping ; you at Leipsic , and I at London ; that we think we have flesh and blood , legs , arms , etc. , but that we are only ...
... matter , and that nothing exists but in idea ; that you and I only fancy ourselves eating , drink- ing , and sleeping ; you at Leipsic , and I at London ; that we think we have flesh and blood , legs , arms , etc. , but that we are only ...
Σελίδα 262
... matter , adorned with all the beauties and elegancies of style , to the strongest matter in the world , ill worded and ill delivered . Your business is , negotiation abroad , and oratory in the House of Commons at home . What figure can ...
... matter , adorned with all the beauties and elegancies of style , to the strongest matter in the world , ill worded and ill delivered . Your business is , negotiation abroad , and oratory in the House of Commons at home . What figure can ...
Σελίδα 269
... matter certainly , but by his manner of delivering it . A most genteel figure , a graceful , noble air , an harmonious voice , an ele- gancy of style , and a strength of emphasis , con- spired to make him the most affecting , persuasive ...
... matter certainly , but by his manner of delivering it . A most genteel figure , a graceful , noble air , an harmonious voice , an ele- gancy of style , and a strength of emphasis , con- spired to make him the most affecting , persuasive ...
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