Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1850 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 128
... present affection ; which will either increase or diminish , according to your merit or demerit . If you have the knowledge , the honor , and the probity which you may have , the marks and warmth of my affection shall amply reward them ...
... present affection ; which will either increase or diminish , according to your merit or demerit . If you have the knowledge , the honor , and the probity which you may have , the marks and warmth of my affection shall amply reward them ...
Σελίδα 287
... present and declare themselves eye or ear witnesses of it . They have done feats themselves , unattempted , or at least unperformed by others . They are always the heroes of their own fables , and think that they gain consid- eration ...
... present and declare themselves eye or ear witnesses of it . They have done feats themselves , unattempted , or at least unperformed by others . They are always the heroes of their own fables , and think that they gain consid- eration ...
Σελίδα 295
... present Pope was a sort of man to build seven modern little chapels at the expense of so respectable a piece of antiquity as the Coliseum . However , let his holiness ' taste of vertu be ever so bad , pray get * Benedict XIV . - the ...
... present Pope was a sort of man to build seven modern little chapels at the expense of so respectable a piece of antiquity as the Coliseum . However , let his holiness ' taste of vertu be ever so bad , pray get * Benedict XIV . - the ...
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