Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 201
... suppose , that men were better , braver , or wiser , fifteen hundred or three thousand years ago , than I can suppose that the animals or vegetables were better then than they are now . I dare assert too , in defiance of the favorers of ...
... suppose , that men were better , braver , or wiser , fifteen hundred or three thousand years ago , than I can suppose that the animals or vegetables were better then than they are now . I dare assert too , in defiance of the favorers of ...
Σελίδα 229
... suppose you at Rome , studying six hours uninterruptedly with Mr. Harte , every morning , and passing your evenings with the best company of Rome , observing their manners and forming your own ; and I will suppose a number of idle ...
... suppose you at Rome , studying six hours uninterruptedly with Mr. Harte , every morning , and passing your evenings with the best company of Rome , observing their manners and forming your own ; and I will suppose a number of idle ...
Σελίδα 262
... suppose you had written the follow- ing letter from The Hague to the secretary of state at London , and leave you to suppose the conse- quences of it : " MY LORD , I had , last night , the honor of your lordship's letter , of the 24th ...
... suppose you had written the follow- ing letter from The Hague to the secretary of state at London , and leave you to suppose the conse- quences of it : " MY LORD , I had , last night , the honor of your lordship's letter , of the 24th ...
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