Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 9
... desire to excel in every thing , a desire which later he did his ut- most to excite in the breast of his son , and which for good or ill is the principle of all that is great . It appears that , in his early youth , he was without ...
... desire to excel in every thing , a desire which later he did his ut- most to excite in the breast of his son , and which for good or ill is the principle of all that is great . It appears that , in his early youth , he was without ...
Σελίδα 10
... desire to excel and to distinguish himself did not always lead him astray , and he often applied it rightly ; his first studies were the best . Placed at the University of Cambridge ,、 he studied all that was there taught , civil law ...
... desire to excel and to distinguish himself did not always lead him astray , and he often applied it rightly ; his first studies were the best . Placed at the University of Cambridge ,、 he studied all that was there taught , civil law ...
Σελίδα 13
... desires and the decay of many hopes . Twice , in the two deci- sive circumstances of his political life , he failed . Young , and in the first heat of ambition , he took an early opportunity of staking his odds on the side of the heir ...
... desires and the decay of many hopes . Twice , in the two deci- sive circumstances of his political life , he failed . Young , and in the first heat of ambition , he took an early opportunity of staking his odds on the side of the heir ...
Σελίδα 18
... desire to propagate a doctrine as pernicious to domes- tic society as contrary to the common religion of all countries . I strongly doubt whether it is permissible for a man to write against the wor- ship and belief of his country ...
... desire to propagate a doctrine as pernicious to domes- tic society as contrary to the common religion of all countries . I strongly doubt whether it is permissible for a man to write against the wor- ship and belief of his country ...
Σελίδα 39
... desire to gain Mr. Maittaire's approbation , without which you will never have mine , I dare say you will mind and give attention to whatever he says to you , and behave yourself seriously and decently while you are with him ...
... desire to gain Mr. Maittaire's approbation , without which you will never have mine , I dare say you will mind and give attention to whatever he says to you , and behave yourself seriously and decently while you are with him ...
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