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Σελίδα 35
History is to be studied morally , he says , but not only so . When we turn to his
judgment of the ancients we are considerably startled . He seems to have
preferred Voltaire ' s Henriade to any epic . “ Judge whether , ” he writes , “ I can
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History is to be studied morally , he says , but not only so . When we turn to his
judgment of the ancients we are considerably startled . He seems to have
preferred Voltaire ' s Henriade to any epic . “ Judge whether , ” he writes , “ I can
read all ...
Σελίδα 47
But this clever man , wishing to turn himself to the rising sun , knew not how to
accomplish it with perfect justice ; he had paid court to the prince ' s mistress ,
believing in her destined influence , and he had neglected the legitimate wife ,
the ...
But this clever man , wishing to turn himself to the rising sun , knew not how to
accomplish it with perfect justice ; he had paid court to the prince ' s mistress ,
believing in her destined influence , and he had neglected the legitimate wife ,
the ...
Σελίδα 324
Most maxim - mongers have preferred the prettiness to the justness of a thought ,
and the turn to the truth ; but I have refused myself to everything that my own
experience did not justify and confirm . [ Jan . 15 , 1753 . ] A WET SUMMER .
Most maxim - mongers have preferred the prettiness to the justness of a thought ,
and the turn to the truth ; but I have refused myself to everything that my own
experience did not justify and confirm . [ Jan . 15 , 1753 . ] A WET SUMMER .
Τι λένε οι χρήστες - Σύνταξη κριτικής
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Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας
| Τίτλος | Letters, Sentences and Maxims |
| Συγγραφέας | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield |
| Εκδότης | Chesterfield Society, 1991 |
| Πρωτότυπο από | το Πανεπιστήμιο της Βιρτζίνια |
| Ψηφιοποιήθηκε στις | 21 Οκτ. 2008 |
| Μέγεθος | 348 σελίδες |
| Εξαγωγή αναφοράς | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |