Letters, Sentences, and MaximsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888 - 327 σελίδες |
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... true , and redeemed by the opinion which faces our title . If Mr. Dickens painted - as it has been said he did - Sir John Chester from Lord Chesterfield , he equally mis- took the man ; and we are sorry to add to this list of those who ...
... true , and redeemed by the opinion which faces our title . If Mr. Dickens painted - as it has been said he did - Sir John Chester from Lord Chesterfield , he equally mis- took the man ; and we are sorry to add to this list of those who ...
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... true knowledge of mankind , we shall find profit in studying these models which have been placed before preceding gene- rations . The letters that Lord Chesterfield wrote to his son , and which contain a whole school of savoir vivre and ...
... true knowledge of mankind , we shall find profit in studying these models which have been placed before preceding gene- rations . The letters that Lord Chesterfield wrote to his son , and which contain a whole school of savoir vivre and ...
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... true morality , and to break 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 ...
... true morality , and to break 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 ...
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... true spirit of tenderness and wisdom . If Horace had had a son , I imagine he would not have written to him very differently . The letters begin with the A B C of education and instruction . Chesterfield teaches his son in French the ...
... true spirit of tenderness and wisdom . If Horace had had a son , I imagine he would not have written to him very differently . The letters begin with the A B C of education and instruction . Chesterfield teaches his son in French the ...
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... true fatherly affection which animates and inspires the deli- cate and excellent master , as patient as he is full of vigor , lavish in resources and skill , never discouraged , untiring in sowing elegances and graces on this infantile ...
... true fatherly affection which animates and inspires the deli- cate and excellent master , as patient as he is full of vigor , lavish in resources and skill , never discouraged , untiring in sowing elegances and graces on this infantile ...
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