Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 135
... thing , inquire into everything ; and you may excuse your curiosity and the questions you ask , which oth- erwise might be thought impertinent by your man- ner of asking them ; for most things depend a great deal upon the manner . As ...
... thing , inquire into everything ; and you may excuse your curiosity and the questions you ask , which oth- erwise might be thought impertinent by your man- ner of asking them ; for most things depend a great deal upon the manner . As ...
Σελίδα 139
... things , and many others , are necessary ingredients in the composition of the pleasing je ne sais quoi , which everybody feels , though nobody can describe . Observe carefully , then , what displeases or pleases you , in others , and ...
... things , and many others , are necessary ingredients in the composition of the pleasing je ne sais quoi , which everybody feels , though nobody can describe . Observe carefully , then , what displeases or pleases you , in others , and ...
Σελίδα 166
... things which happen in our own times , and which we see ourselves , do not sur- prise us near so much as the things which we read of in times past , though not in the least more ex- traordinary ; and adds that he is persuaded that ...
... things which happen in our own times , and which we see ourselves , do not sur- prise us near so much as the things which we read of in times past , though not in the least more ex- traordinary ; and adds that he is persuaded that ...
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