Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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... persons , and more than one lady in these pages , speak much more highly than Boswell does of him . But the chief defence of both father and son lies in the following pages . Higher morality is to be had , but is not read ; this honest ...
... persons , and more than one lady in these pages , speak much more highly than Boswell does of him . But the chief defence of both father and son lies in the following pages . Higher morality is to be had , but is not read ; this honest ...
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... person from Normandy , which turned out to be the case . After two years of university life , he made his Continental tour , according to the custom of young Englishmen . He visited Holland , Italy , and France . He wrote from Paris to ...
... person from Normandy , which turned out to be the case . After two years of university life , he made his Continental tour , according to the custom of young Englishmen . He visited Holland , Italy , and France . He wrote from Paris to ...
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... person before - I mean the best qualities of the two nations . " And he enters into the details of his plan , and the means he thinks of using : a learned Eng- lishman every morning , a French teacher after dinner , but above all the ...
... person before - I mean the best qualities of the two nations . " And he enters into the details of his plan , and the means he thinks of using : a learned Eng- lishman every morning , a French teacher after dinner , but above all the ...
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... person to be thoroughly initiated into its ways . " Here are some precepts or remarks which are worthy of those ... persons who , after having had an extensive acquaintance , are still mere children in the knowledge of the world ...
... person to be thoroughly initiated into its ways . " Here are some precepts or remarks which are worthy of those ... persons who , after having had an extensive acquaintance , are still mere children in the knowledge of the world ...
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... person , may be quite otherwise at another time , and to another person ; but there are some general rules of good breeding , that hold always true , and in all cases . [ About Feb. , 1741. ] RUDENESS AND CIVILITY . — I dare say I need ...
... person , may be quite otherwise at another time , and to another person ; but there are some general rules of good breeding , that hold always true , and in all cases . [ About Feb. , 1741. ] RUDENESS AND CIVILITY . — I dare say I need ...
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