Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 109
... wish you a great deal , and my only view is to hinder you from mistaking it . [ March 6 , 1747. ] GOODNESS . - You know what virtue is ; you may have it if you will ; it is in every man's power , and miserable is the man who has it not ...
... wish you a great deal , and my only view is to hinder you from mistaking it . [ March 6 , 1747. ] GOODNESS . - You know what virtue is ; you may have it if you will ; it is in every man's power , and miserable is the man who has it not ...
Σελίδα 278
... WISHES . - The New Year is the season in which custom seems more particu- larly to authorize civil and harmless lies , under the name of compliments . People reciprocally profess wishes , which they seldom form ; and concern , which ...
... WISHES . - The New Year is the season in which custom seems more particu- larly to authorize civil and harmless lies , under the name of compliments . People reciprocally profess wishes , which they seldom form ; and concern , which ...
Σελίδα 279
... wish it prolonged , by a single day , that should bring guilt , reproach , and shame upon you . I have not malice enough in my nature to wish that to my greatest enemy . You are the principal object of all my cares , the only object of ...
... wish it prolonged , by a single day , that should bring guilt , reproach , and shame upon you . I have not malice enough in my nature to wish that to my greatest enemy . You are the principal object of all my cares , the only object of ...
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