Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 261
... necessary he should live ; but that it was absolutely necessary he should get to the place to which he was going . And Pliny leaves mankind this only alternative ; either of doing what deserves to be written , or of writing what ...
... necessary he should live ; but that it was absolutely necessary he should get to the place to which he was going . And Pliny leaves mankind this only alternative ; either of doing what deserves to be written , or of writing what ...
Σελίδα 308
... necessary part of the knowledge of the world . They consist in the relations of persons , things , time , and place ; good - sense points them out , good company * The Maréchal de Richelieu . This single word implies decorum , good ...
... necessary part of the knowledge of the world . They consist in the relations of persons , things , time , and place ; good - sense points them out , good company * The Maréchal de Richelieu . This single word implies decorum , good ...
Σελίδα 337
... necessary , they are so in these affairs . A grave , dark , reserved , and mysterious air has fænum in An even , easy , unembarrassed one invites confidence , and leaves no room for guesses and con- jectures . cornu . Both stimulation ...
... necessary , they are so in these affairs . A grave , dark , reserved , and mysterious air has fænum in An even , easy , unembarrassed one invites confidence , and leaves no room for guesses and con- jectures . cornu . Both stimulation ...
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