Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 168
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. the importance of secrecy , and will observe it where they are concerned in the event . To go and tell any friend , wife , or mistress , any secret with which they have ... observe it where ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. the importance of secrecy , and will observe it where they are concerned in the event . To go and tell any friend , wife , or mistress , any secret with which they have ... observe it where ...
Σελίδα 252
... Observe carefully the behavior and manners of those who are distin- guished by their good - breeding ; imitate , nay , endeavor to excel , that you may at least reach them ; and be convinced that good - breeding is , to all worldly ...
... Observe carefully the behavior and manners of those who are distin- guished by their good - breeding ; imitate , nay , endeavor to excel , that you may at least reach them ; and be convinced that good - breeding is , to all worldly ...
Σελίδα 348
... observe that they are neither so good as they should be , nor so bad as they are thought by most people . The court poet , and the sullen , cloistered pedant , are equally mistaken in their notions , or at least in the accounts they ...
... observe that they are neither so good as they should be , nor so bad as they are thought by most people . The court poet , and the sullen , cloistered pedant , are equally mistaken in their notions , or at least in the accounts they ...
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