Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 156
... particular coun- tries , the several orders of knighthood , as Teutonic , Maltese , etc. , are surely better subjects of conver- sation than the weather , dress , or fiddle - faddle sto- ries , that carry no information along with them ...
... particular coun- tries , the several orders of knighthood , as Teutonic , Maltese , etc. , are surely better subjects of conver- sation than the weather , dress , or fiddle - faddle sto- ries , that carry no information along with them ...
Σελίδα 161
... particular merit , their predominant passion , or their prevailing weakness , and you will then know what to bait your hook with , to catch them . Man is a composition of so many and such various ingredients , that it re- quires both ...
... particular merit , their predominant passion , or their prevailing weakness , and you will then know what to bait your hook with , to catch them . Man is a composition of so many and such various ingredients , that it re- quires both ...
Σελίδα 185
... particular soil , but will not often bear trans- planting . Every company is differently circum- stanced , has its particular cant , and jargon ; which may give occasion to wit and mirth , within that circle , but would seem flat and ...
... particular soil , but will not often bear trans- planting . Every company is differently circum- stanced , has its particular cant , and jargon ; which may give occasion to wit and mirth , within that circle , but would seem flat and ...
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