Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 19
... . He especially recommends to him attention in all that he does , and he gives the word its full value . " It is attention alone , " he says , " which fixes objects in the memory . There is no surer By Sainte - Beuve 19.
... . He especially recommends to him attention in all that he does , and he gives the word its full value . " It is attention alone , " he says , " which fixes objects in the memory . There is no surer By Sainte - Beuve 19.
Σελίδα 21
... give way , have a sort of right to that kind of tranquillity . But a young man ought to be ambitious to shine and excel . ” And it is precisely this sacred fire , this lightning , that makes the Achilles , the Alexanders , and the ...
... give way , have a sort of right to that kind of tranquillity . But a young man ought to be ambitious to shine and excel . ” And it is precisely this sacred fire , this lightning , that makes the Achilles , the Alexanders , and the ...
Σελίδα 23
... give him that courtesy which cannot be acquired late in life . In pri- vate letters written to a lady at Paris , whom I believe to be Madame de Monconseil , * we see that he had thought of sending him to France from his childhood . " I ...
... give him that courtesy which cannot be acquired late in life . In pri- vate letters written to a lady at Paris , whom I believe to be Madame de Monconseil , * we see that he had thought of sending him to France from his childhood . " I ...
Σελίδα 39
... give attention to whatever he says to you , and behave yourself seriously and decently while you are with him ; afterwards play , run , and jump as much as ever you please . [ July 24 , 1739. ] * Young Mr. Stanhope's tutor , THE ART OF ...
... give attention to whatever he says to you , and behave yourself seriously and decently while you are with him ; afterwards play , run , and jump as much as ever you please . [ July 24 , 1739. ] * Young Mr. Stanhope's tutor , THE ART OF ...
Σελίδα 40
... give you an idea of it suitable to your age . * The first thing you should attend to is , to speak whatever language you do speak , in its greatest purity , and according to the rules of grammar ; for we must never offend against ...
... give you an idea of it suitable to your age . * The first thing you should attend to is , to speak whatever language you do speak , in its greatest purity , and according to the rules of grammar ; for we must never offend against ...
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