Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1850 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 319
... court , than ten men of merit can do you good . Fools , and low people , are always jeal- ous of their dignity ; and never forget nor forgive what they reckon a slight . [ Same date . ] AT COURT . - There is a court garment , as well as ...
... court , than ten men of merit can do you good . Fools , and low people , are always jeal- ous of their dignity ; and never forget nor forgive what they reckon a slight . [ Same date . ] AT COURT . - There is a court garment , as well as ...
Σελίδα 331
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Charles Sayle. In courts , nobody should be below your manage- ment and attention : the links that form the court- chain are innumerable and inconceivable . You must hear with patience the dull ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Charles Sayle. In courts , nobody should be below your manage- ment and attention : the links that form the court- chain are innumerable and inconceivable . You must hear with patience the dull ...
Σελίδα 333
... court , to ask for everything , in order to get something : you do get something by it , it is true ; but that something is refusals and ridicule . There is a court jargon , a chit - chat , a small talk , which turns singly upon trifles ...
... court , to ask for everything , in order to get something : you do get something by it , it is true ; but that something is refusals and ridicule . There is a court jargon , a chit - chat , a small talk , which turns singly upon trifles ...
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