Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 57
... received , for want of having these tal- ents , too ; and others well received only from their little talents , and who had no great ones . ORATORY AND HARD WORK . - Demosthenes , the celebrated Greek orator , thought it so ab- solutely ...
... received , for want of having these tal- ents , too ; and others well received only from their little talents , and who had no great ones . ORATORY AND HARD WORK . - Demosthenes , the celebrated Greek orator , thought it so ab- solutely ...
Σελίδα 107
... received , in a parallel case , from a certain number of geese in the Capitol . This way of reasoning and this way of speaking will always form a poor politi- cian and a puerile declaimer . [ Same date . ] How " TO WEAR " LEARNING ...
... received , in a parallel case , from a certain number of geese in the Capitol . This way of reasoning and this way of speaking will always form a poor politi- cian and a puerile declaimer . [ Same date . ] How " TO WEAR " LEARNING ...
Σελίδα 117
... received orders as a minister abroad , send orders , in your turn , as Secretary of State at home . Most of our minis- ters abroad have taken up that department occasionally , without having ever thought of foreign affairs before - many ...
... received orders as a minister abroad , send orders , in your turn , as Secretary of State at home . Most of our minis- ters abroad have taken up that department occasionally , without having ever thought of foreign affairs before - many ...
Σελίδα 118
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. necessary towards being well received and mak- ing a figure at foreign courts . [ Same date . ] HOW TO BE CONSIDERABLE . — Upon the whole , if you have a mind to be considerable , and to shine ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. necessary towards being well received and mak- ing a figure at foreign courts . [ Same date . ] HOW TO BE CONSIDERABLE . — Upon the whole , if you have a mind to be considerable , and to shine ...
Σελίδα 124
... received , remembered , and returned as such . Women , particularly , have a right to them ; and any omission in that respect is downright ill breeding . [ Same date . ] AN EDUCATIONAL TEST . - Tell me what Greek and Latin books you can ...
... received , remembered , and returned as such . Women , particularly , have a right to them ; and any omission in that respect is downright ill breeding . [ Same date . ] AN EDUCATIONAL TEST . - Tell me what Greek and Latin books you can ...
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