Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1850 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 101
... late , reflected what an unhappy man I must now have been , if I had not acquired in my youth some fund and taste of learning . What could I have done with myself , at this age , without them ? I must , as many ignorant people do , have ...
... late , reflected what an unhappy man I must now have been , if I had not acquired in my youth some fund and taste of learning . What could I have done with myself , at this age , without them ? I must , as many ignorant people do , have ...
Σελίδα 229
... late , you have carried on so well , and which is now so near being finished . My wishes , and my plan , were to make you shine , and distinguish yourself equally in the learned and the polite world . Few have been able to do it ...
... late , you have carried on so well , and which is now so near being finished . My wishes , and my plan , were to make you shine , and distinguish yourself equally in the learned and the polite world . Few have been able to do it ...
Σελίδα 269
... late Duke of Argyle , though the weakest reasoner , was the most pleasing speaker I ever knew in my life . He charmed , he warmed , he forcibly ravished the audience ; not by his matter certainly , but by his manner of delivering it . A ...
... late Duke of Argyle , though the weakest reasoner , was the most pleasing speaker I ever knew in my life . He charmed , he warmed , he forcibly ravished the audience ; not by his matter certainly , but by his manner of delivering it . A ...
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