Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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... necessary to know a little about Lord Chesterfield , one of the most brilliant English wits of his time , and one most closely allied to France . Philip Dormer Stanhope , Earl of Chesterfield , was born in London on the 22d of September ...
... necessary to know a little about Lord Chesterfield , one of the most brilliant English wits of his time , and one most closely allied to France . Philip Dormer Stanhope , Earl of Chesterfield , was born in London on the 22d of September ...
Σελίδα 9
... himself cited as a man of pleasure . In this way he plunged into play ( which he considered a necessary in- gredient in the composition of a young man of fashion ) , at first without passion , but afterwards By Sainte - Beuve 9.
... himself cited as a man of pleasure . In this way he plunged into play ( which he considered a necessary in- gredient in the composition of a young man of fashion ) , at first without passion , but afterwards By Sainte - Beuve 9.
Σελίδα 11
... necessary to pass through . He makes himself an example to embolden him , and to draw the boy more readily to him . I shall be careful not to take his word for this anecdote . If he was for a moment embarrassed in the world , the moment ...
... necessary to pass through . He makes himself an example to embolden him , and to draw the boy more readily to him . I shall be careful not to take his word for this anecdote . If he was for a moment embarrassed in the world , the moment ...
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... necessary to the members of a government . It may truly be said of him , as of Rochefoucauld , that politics served to make an accomplished moralist of the imper- fect man of action . In 1744 , when he was only fifty years of age , his ...
... necessary to the members of a government . It may truly be said of him , as of Rochefoucauld , that politics served to make an accomplished moralist of the imper- fect man of action . In 1744 , when he was only fifty years of age , his ...
Σελίδα 18
... necessary bonds which are already too weak to keep men in the path of duty . " Chesterfield , in speaking thus , was not mis- taken as to the great inconsistency of Voltaire . His inconsistency , in a few words , was this : Voltaire ...
... necessary bonds which are already too weak to keep men in the path of duty . " Chesterfield , in speaking thus , was not mis- taken as to the great inconsistency of Voltaire . His inconsistency , in a few words , was this : Voltaire ...
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