Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
Αναζήτηση στο βιβλίο
Σελίδα
... never straining at effect , and yet never hurried into carelessness . " - LORD MAHON , 1845 . " In point of style , a finished classical work ; they con- tain instructions for the conduct of life that will never be obsolete . Instinct ...
... never straining at effect , and yet never hurried into carelessness . " - LORD MAHON , 1845 . " In point of style , a finished classical work ; they con- tain instructions for the conduct of life that will never be obsolete . Instinct ...
Σελίδα 13
... never wholly satisfied , and that the brilliant distinc- tions with which his public life was filled , cov- ered , at bottom , many lost desires and the decay of many hopes . Twice , in the two deci- sive circumstances of his political ...
... never wholly satisfied , and that the brilliant distinc- tions with which his public life was filled , cov- ered , at bottom , many lost desires and the decay of many hopes . Twice , in the two deci- sive circumstances of his political ...
Σελίδα 14
... never a powerful , or even a very influential , minister . In politics he certainly possessed that far- sightedness and those glimpses into the future which belong to very wide intelligence , but he possessed those qualities to a much ...
... never a powerful , or even a very influential , minister . In politics he certainly possessed that far- sightedness and those glimpses into the future which belong to very wide intelligence , but he possessed those qualities to a much ...
Σελίδα 16
... , spoke this sentence , which is a résumé of our whole history : " You French know how to make barricades , but you never raise barriers . " Lord Chesterfield certainly appreciated Vol- taire ; he remarked , 16 Critical Essay.
... , spoke this sentence , which is a résumé of our whole history : " You French know how to make barricades , but you never raise barriers . " Lord Chesterfield certainly appreciated Vol- taire ; he remarked , 16 Critical Essay.
Σελίδα 18
... never laugh at them enough , at the same time put loaded firearms into their hands , without troubling himself as to the use they would put them to . Lord Chesterfield himself , in the eyes of the Puritans of his country , has been ...
... never laugh at them enough , at the same time put loaded firearms into their hands , without troubling himself as to the use they would put them to . Lord Chesterfield himself , in the eyes of the Puritans of his country , has been ...
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
Adieu adorn ambition attention awkward bad company best companies breeding Cæsar certainly character Cicero common commonly complaisance consequently contempt conversation Corinthian order court dance degree Demosthenes deserve desire dress easy Englishman fashion favor folly fool French frivolous G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS genteel give good-breeding graces Harte heart hope House of Savoy imagine inattention Julius Cæsar justly king knowledge laugh laziness learning least letters Lord Bolingbroke Lord Chesterfield Lord Shaftesbury mankind manners mean merit mind Montesquieu morality nature necessary never object observe pany passion person pleasing pleasures politeness proper reason remember never respect ridicule sense shine silly Sir James Gray speak Stanhope sure taste tell thing thought tion trifling true truth vanity vice Viceroy of Ireland virtue Voltaire vulgar weak wish women words young