Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1850 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 161
... particular merit , their predominant passion , or their prevailing weakness , and you will then know what to bait your hook with , to catch them . Man is a composition of so many and such various ingredients , that it re- quires both ...
... particular merit , their predominant passion , or their prevailing weakness , and you will then know what to bait your hook with , to catch them . Man is a composition of so many and such various ingredients , that it re- quires both ...
Σελίδα 273
... particular attention to the style , and to all those beauties of oratory with which it is adorned . Till I read that book , I con- fess I did not know all the extent and powers of the English language . Lord Bolingbroke has both a ...
... particular attention to the style , and to all those beauties of oratory with which it is adorned . Till I read that book , I con- fess I did not know all the extent and powers of the English language . Lord Bolingbroke has both a ...
Σελίδα 298
... particular , is full as necessary in our government , as it ever was in Greece or Rome . No man can make a fortune or a figure in this country , without speaking , and speaking well in public . [ July 9 , 1750. ] SPEAK WELL . - Recite ...
... particular , is full as necessary in our government , as it ever was in Greece or Rome . No man can make a fortune or a figure in this country , without speaking , and speaking well in public . [ July 9 , 1750. ] SPEAK WELL . - Recite ...
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